San Pedro de Cachora District

San Pedro de Cachora
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
Founded December 7, 1943
Capital Cachora
Government
  Mayor Huber Cuaresma Espinoza
Area
  Total 108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Elevation 2,903 m (9,524 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,763
  Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030108

San Pedro de Cachora District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay 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 (62.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.05% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 4, 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: 13°30′47″S 72°48′36″W / 13.51306°S 72.81000°W