Obas District

Obas
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Obas
Government
  Mayor Bernardino Armengol Chagua Ciezza
Area
  Total 123.16 km2 (47.55 sq mi)
Elevation 3,526 m (11,568 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,266
  Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 101106

Obas District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca 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 (59.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.57% 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)