Acopampa District

Acopampa
Aqupampa
District

Acobamba
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded December 5, 1941
Capital Acopampa
Government
  Mayor Julian Victor Chavez Graza
Area
  Total 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation 2,725 m (8,940 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,338
  Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020602

Acopampa or Aqupampa (Quechua aqu sand, pampa large plain, "sand plain") is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (54.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.90% 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: 9°16′59″S 77°36′00″W / 9.28306°S 77.60000°W