Challabamba District

Challabamba
Challapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Challabamba
Government
  Mayor Prof.Lucio TAPARA MAMANI
Area
  Total 746.56 km2 (288.25 sq mi)
Elevation 2,820 m (9,250 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 9,600
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081103

Challabamba District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo 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 (92.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (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)

Coordinates: 13°12′48″S 71°38′56″W / 13.2134°S 71.6489°W / -13.2134; -71.6489

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