Querobamba District
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| Querobamba Qirupampa | |
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| District | |
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| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Sucre |
| Capital | Querobamba |
| Subdivisions | 26 populated places |
| Area | |
| • Total | 275.65 km2 (106.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,502 m (11,490 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,737 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 050901 |
Querobamba is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Population
The population of Querobamba (2005 census) is 2,737 people, 1,370 men and 1,367 women.[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 (65.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.00 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Administrative division
The populated places in the district are:[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 INEI
- ↑ 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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W
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