Cochabamba District, Huacaybamba

Cochabamba
Quchapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huacaybamba
Founded November 14, 1985
Capital Cochabamba
Government
  Mayor Jaimes Cerna Hurtado
Area
  Total 686.95 km2 (265.23 sq mi)
Elevation 3,275 m (10,745 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,339
  Density 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100403

Cochabamba District (Quechua: Quchapampa, qucha means "lake" and pampa means "plain") 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 (50.29%) learned to speak in childhood, 49.12% 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: 9°03′58″S 76°52′09″W / 9.0662°S 76.8693°W / -9.0662; -76.8693

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