Chacabamba District

Chacabamba
Chakapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
Founded September 6, 1920
Capital Chacabamba
Government
 • Mayor Carter Solorzano Mato
Area
 • Total 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi)
Elevation 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,837
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 101103

Chacabamba 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 (65.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)

Coordinates: 9°54′09″S 76°36′42″W / 9.9024°S 76.6117°W / -9.9024; -76.6117

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