Chapimarca District
| Chapimarca Chapimarka | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Chapimarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gregorio Caillahua Pocco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 213.09 km2 (82.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,414 m (11,201 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,552 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030404 |
Chapimarca District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes 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 (83.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 13°58′26″S 73°03′47″W / 13.97389°S 73.06306°W
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