Chacabamba District
Chacabamba
Chakapampa | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Yarowilca |
| Founded | September 6, 1920 |
| Capital | Chacabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carter Solorzano Mato |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,837 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 101103 |
Chacabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca 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 (65.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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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