Santo Domingo de Acobamba District
| Santo Domingo de Acobamba Aqupampa | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Huancayo |
| Founded | September 6, 1920 |
| Capital | Santo Domingo de Acobamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isaias Felipe Grabel Cano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 778.02 km2 (300.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 8,157 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 120135 |
Santo Domingo de Acobamba District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo 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 (71.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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