Chamaca District

Chamaca
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Chamaca
Government
 • Mayor Victor Rolando Abarca Peña
Area
 • Total 674.19 km2 (260.31 sq mi)
Elevation 3,754 m (12,316 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 6,993
 • Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080703

Chamaca District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas 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 (93.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 14°18′05″S 71°51′04″W / 14.3015°S 71.8512°W / -14.3015; -71.8512

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