Antabamba District

For other places with the same name, see Antabamba (disambiguation).
Antabamba
Antapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Capital Antabamba
Government
  Mayor Raul Carrasco Ccallme
Area
  Total 603.76 km2 (233.11 sq mi)
Elevation 3,636 m (11,929 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,343
  Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030301

Antabamba (in hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°29′13″S 73°30′43″W / 14.48694°S 73.51194°W / -14.48694; -73.51194

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