Acobamba District, Acobamba

Acobamba
Aqupampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Acobamba
Founded January 15, 1943
Capital Acobamba
Subdivisions 25 populated centers
Government
 • Mayor Glodoaldo Alvarez Ore
(2007-2010)
Area
 • Total 123.02 km2 (47.50 sq mi)
Elevation 2,940 m (9,650 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 62,868
 • Density 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090201
Website acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

The Acobamba District is one of the eight districts in the Acobamba Province in Peru. It was created by Law No. 9718 on January 15, 1943.[1] Its capital is Acobamba.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. I, p. 43.
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°50′30″S 74°34′15″W / 12.8418°S 74.5708°W / -12.8418; -74.5708

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