Chamaca District

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Chamaca
Ch'amaka
District
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Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Chamaca
Government
 •  Mayor Victor Rolando Abarca Peña
Area
 • Total674.19 km2 (260.31 sq mi)
Elevation
3,754 m (12,316 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total6,993
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080703

Chamaca (Quechua: Chamaqa; Aymara: Ch'amaka, meaning, dark or darkness) is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qala Qala at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ 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: 14°18′05″S71°51′04″W / 14.3015°S 71.8512°W / -14.3015; -71.8512

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