Canchabamba District

Canchabamba District is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in Peru.[1]

Canchabamba

Kanchapampa
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceHuacaybamba
FoundedNovember 14, 1985
CapitalCanchabamba
Area
  Total186.83 km2 (72.14 sq mi)
Elevation
3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population
  Total3,217
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100402

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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