Ocobamba District, La Convención

Ocobamba
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province La Convención
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Ocobamba
Government
  Mayor Gladys Montalvo Paucar
Area
  Total 840.93 km2 (324.68 sq mi)
Elevation 1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,936
  Density 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080905

Ocobamba District is one of ten districts of the province La Convención 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 (69.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.16% 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: 12°52′15″S 72°26′50″W / 12.8709°S 72.4472°W / -12.8709; -72.4472

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