Canchabamba District

Canchabamba
Kanchapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huacaybamba
Founded November 14, 1985
Capital Canchabamba
Area
  Total 186.83 km2 (72.14 sq mi)
Elevation 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,217
  Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100402

Canchabamba District is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba 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 (96.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 8°51′07″S 77°08′42″W / 8.8520°S 77.1451°W / -8.8520; -77.1451

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