Pacobamba District
Pacobamba | |
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 Interactive map of Pacobamba | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Andahuaylas |
| Founded | January 20, 1944 |
| Capital | Pacobamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efren Huarancca Urquizo |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.9 km2 (94.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,720 m (8,920 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,962 |
| • Density | 24.25/km2 (62.80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030208 |
Pacobamba District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas 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 (90.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.80% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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