Chacabamba District

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Chacabamba
Chakapampa
Chacabamba District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
FoundedSeptember 6, 1920
Capital Chacabamba
Government
   Mayor Carter Solorzano Mato
Area
  Total
16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
Elevation
3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population
  Total
1,837
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 101103

Chacabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca 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 (65.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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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