Colcabamba District, Tayacaja

Colcabamba
Qullqapampa
District

Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District

Coat of arms

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

  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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)