Pachamarca District

Pachamarca
Pachamarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
Founded April 23, 1965
Capital Pachamarca
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 PET (UTC-5)
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

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°30′55″S 74°31′35″W / 12.5154°S 74.5263°W / -12.5154; -74.5263

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