Pacapausa District
Pacapausa | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Parinacochas |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Remigio Ccerhuayo Verdi |
Area | |
• Total | 144.3 km2 (55.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,852 m (9,357 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,174 |
• Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050704 |
Pacapausa District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups[]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W
Categories:
- Districts of the Ayacucho Region
- Districts of the Parinacochas Province
- Ayacucho Region geography stubs