Querobamba District

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Querobamba
Qirupampa
District
Location of the district Querobamba in Sucre.svg
Location of Querobamba in the Sucre province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
Capital Querobamba
Subdivisions 26 populated places
Area
 • Total
275.65 km2 (106.43 sq mi)
Elevation
3,502 m (11,490 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,737
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050901

Querobamba is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

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Population

The population of Querobamba (2005 census) is 2,737 people, 1,370 men and 1,367 women. [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 (65.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.00 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are: [1]

  • Qirupampa
  • Santa Rosa de Huanchos
  • Icatita
  • Yanaqucha
  • Chinchi
  • Tinkuq
  • Huicsi
  • Huancoire
  • Cayhua
  • Soccosucho
  • Puma
  • Platero Pata
  • Chunta
  • Chuqipampa
  • Mitapampa
  • Chawpimayu
  • Qullqapampa
  • Chunaya
  • Qullpa
  • Icatita Nuevo
  • Lloccepata
  • Pucaaccay
  • Tomacucho
  • Comun
  • Cabracancha
  • Cacta

References

  1. 1 2 INEI Archived June 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  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)

14°41′38″S74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417


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