Piscobamba District
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Piscobamba Pisqupampa | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
Capital | Piscobamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Policarpio William Alvarez Vega |
Area | |
• Total | 45.93 km2 (17.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,281 m (10,764 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,631 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 021301 |
Piscobamba District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga 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 (74.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.93% 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 8°52′59″S 77°21′00″W / 8.88306°S 77.35000°W
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