Sabaino District

Sabaino
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Founded August 20, 1872
Capital Sabaino
Government
  Mayor Marcelino Rojas Ramirez
Area
  Total 178.77 km2 (69.02 sq mi)
Elevation 3,433 m (11,263 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,645
  Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030307

Sabaino District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba 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 (75.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.61% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°19′01″S 72°51′00″W / 14.31694°S 72.85000°W