Colcabamba District, Aymaraes

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Colcabamba
Qullqapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Aymaraes
Capital Colcabamba
Government
  Mayor Gregorio Avendaño Salas
Area
  Total 95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi)
Elevation 3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 805
  Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030405

Colcabamba District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes 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 (70.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.46% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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°00′29″S 73°14′53″W / 14.00806°S 73.24806°W / -14.00806; -73.24806

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