Colpas District

Colpas
Qullpas
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Ambo
Founded November 24, 1955
Capital Colpas
Government
 • Mayor Sergio Pascual Melgarejo
Area
 • Total 183.21 km2 (70.74 sq mi)
Elevation 2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,872
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100203

Colpas District is one of eight districts of the province Ambo 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 (79.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)


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