Paccaritambo District

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Paccaritambo
Paqariq Tampu
District
Paccaritambo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
FoundedOctober 22, 1963
Capital Paccaritambo or Paccarectambo
Government
 •  Mayor Wilberth Villacorta Villacorta
Area
 • Total
142.61 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
Elevation
3,584 m (11,759 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,551
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081007

Paccaritambo District or Paccarectambo District [1] [2] is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru. [3]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.52%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, ofi.mef.gob.pe/appFD/Hoja/VisorDocs.aspx?...
  2. ↑ http://www2.congreso.gob.pe/.../MC08709211013.pdf, Saludar al distrito de Paccarectambo, provincia de Paruro
  3. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

13°45′27″S71°57′20″W / 13.7574°S 71.9556°W / -13.7574; -71.9556


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