Pachamarca District
Pachamarca
Pachamarka | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Churcampa |
Founded | April 23, 1965 |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cirilo Barros Herrera |
Area | |
• Total | 160.06 km2 (61.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,730 m (8,960 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,007 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090510 |
Pachamarca District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (92.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also[]
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)
Categories:
- Districts of the Huancavelica Region
- Districts of the Churcampa Province
- Huancavelica Region geography stubs