Pampamarca District, Yarowilca

Pampamarca
Pampamarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
Founded December 16, 1989
Capital Pampamarca
Government
 • Mayor Rosas Orlando Herrera Calixto
Area
 • Total 72.68 km2 (28.06 sq mi)
Elevation 3,434 m (11,266 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,980
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 101107

Pampamarca District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca 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 (74.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.63% 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: 14°08′43″S 71°27′34″W / 14.1453°S 71.4594°W / -14.1453; -71.4594

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