Colpas District

Last updated
Colpas
Qullpas
District
Ubicacion de Colpas en Ambo.png
Colpas district on the map of Ambo province in Peru
Colpas District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Ambo
FoundedNovember 24, 1955
Capital Colpas
Government
 •  Mayor Sergio Pascual Melgarejo
Area
 • Total183.21 km2 (70.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,872
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 100203

Colpas District is one of eight districts of the province Ambo 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 (79.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Related Research Articles

Aczo District is one of six districts of the Antonio Raymondi Province in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingas District</span> District in Ancash, Peru

Chingas District is one of six districts of the Antonio Raymondi Province in Peru.

Cochabamba District is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chavín de Pariarca District</span> District in Huánuco, Peru

Chavín de Pariarca District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miraflores District, Huamalíes</span> District in Huánuco, Peru

Miraflores District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.

Margos District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Pedro de Chaulán District</span> District in Huánuco, Peru

San Pedro de Chaulán District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.

Santa María del Valle District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molino District</span> District in Huánuco, Peru

Molino District is one of four districts of the province Pachitea in Peru.

Chacabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chavinillo District</span> District in Huánuco, Peru

Chavinillo District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.

Choras District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.

Obas District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.

Anra District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huacachi District</span> District in Ancash, Peru

Huacachi District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huacchis District</span> District in Ancash, Peru

Huacchis District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

Paucas District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

Ponto District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rapayan District</span> District in Ancash, Peru

Rapayan District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

Uco District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

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)

10°15′52″S76°25′07″W / 10.2645°S 76.4186°W / -10.2645; -76.4186

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.