Chapimarca District

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Chapimarca
Chapi Marka
District
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Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Aymaraes
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Chapimarca
Government
 •  Mayor Gregorio Caillahua Pocco
Area
 • Total213.09 km2 (82.27 sq mi)
Elevation
3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,552
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030404

Chapimarca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu 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 (83.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.78% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2007.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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)

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