Chacabamba District

Chacabamba
Chakapampa
District
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 (2005 census)
  Total 1,837
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
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

  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: 9°54′09″S 76°36′42″W / 9.9024°S 76.6117°W / -9.9024; -76.6117

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