Cabanilla District

Cabanilla
District

Main square in Cabanilla
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Capital Cabanilla
Government
  Mayor Saturnino Calizaya Quisocala
Area
  Total 443.04 km2 (171.06 sq mi)
Elevation 3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,683
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210702

Cabanilla District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (61.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.56% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°36′56″S 70°22′00″W / 15.61556°S 70.36667°W / -15.61556; -70.36667

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