Pachamarca District

Pachamarca
Pachamarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
Founded April 23, 1965
Capital Pachamarca
Government
  Mayor Cirilo Barros Herrera
Area
  Total 160.06 km2 (61.80 sq mi)
Elevation 2,730 m (8,960 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,007
  Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090510

Pachamarca District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (92.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.65% 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: 12°30′55″S 74°31′35″W / 12.5154°S 74.5263°W / -12.5154; -74.5263

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