Cabanilla District

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Cabanilla
Cabanilla Plaza principal.jpg
Main square in Cabanilla
Cabanilla District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Capital Cabanilla
Government
   Mayor Saturnino Calizaya Quisocala
Area
  Total
443.04 km2 (171.06 sq mi)
Elevation
3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Population
  Total
6,683
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210702

Cabanilla District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The district's population consists mainly of indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. According to the 2007 Peru Census, Quechua was the first language learned by the majority of the population (61.21%), while 38.56% of the residents began speaking Spanish in childhood. [2]

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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)

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