Pampamarca District, Yarowilca

Pampamarca
Pampamarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
Founded December 16, 1989
Capital Pampamarca
Government
  Mayor Rosas Orlando Herrera Calixto
Area
  Total 72.68 km2 (28.06 sq mi)
Elevation 3,434 m (11,266 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,980
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 101107

Pampamarca 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 (74.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.63% 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: 14°08′43″S 71°27′34″W / 14.1453°S 71.4594°W / -14.1453; -71.4594

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