Piscobamba District

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Piscobamba
Pisqupampa
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

  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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 8°52′59″S 77°21′00″W / 8.88306°S 77.35000°W / -8.88306; -77.35000

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