Colcabamba District, Tayacaja
Colcabamba Qullqapampa | ||
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District | ||
Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District | ||
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Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province | ||
Coordinates: 12°24.5′S 74°40.6′W / 12.4083°S 74.6767°WCoordinates: 12°24.5′S 74°40.6′W / 12.4083°S 74.6767°W | ||
Country | Peru | |
Region | Huancavelica | |
Province | Tayacaja | |
Capital | Colcabamba | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Augusto Maravi Romani | |
Area | ||
• Total | 598.12 km2 (230.94 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 2,979 m (9,774 ft) | |
Population (2005 census) | ||
• Total | 21,593 | |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) | |
UBIGEO | 090705 |
Colcabamba District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (76.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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