Kaquiabamba District

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Kaquiabamba
District
Kaquiabamba District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
FoundedJune 9, 1995
Capital Kaquiabamba
Government
 •  Mayor Ruben Vivanco Ccoicca
Area
 • Total
97.79 km2 (37.76 sq mi)
Elevation
3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,971
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030219

Kaquiabamba District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas 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 (93.23 %) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.55% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°48′S73°30′W / 13.800°S 73.500°W / -13.800; -73.500


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