Pampamarca District, La Unión
| Pampamarca Pampamarka | |
|---|---|
| District | |
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Pampamarka District (in the background) as seen from Cotahuasi | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | La Unión |
| Capital | Mungui |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lelis Enrique Ludeña Blas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 782.17 km2 (302.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,831 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 040805 |
Pampamarca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión 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 (80.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 15°10′59″S 72°54′21″W / 15.1831°S 72.9058°W
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