Capacmarca District
Capacmarca
Qhapaqmarka | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Capacmarca | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Chumbivilcas |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Capacmarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Abel Chavez Nina |
| Area | |
• Total | 271.81 km2 (104.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,565 m (11,696 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,813 |
| • Density | 17.71/km2 (45.86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080702 |
Capacmarca District is one of eight districts of the province Chumpiwillka in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
14°00′28″S 72°00′06″W / 14.0078°S 72.0017°W
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