Ocobamba District, Chincheros

Ocobamba
District
Ocobamba
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Chincheros
Capital Ocobamba
Government
 • Mayor Julio Cesar Ayvar Buendia
Area
 • Total 58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation 3,006 m (9,862 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 8,253
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030605

Ocobamba District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (80.99%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.56% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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: 13°28′59″S 73°33′40″W / 13.48306°S 73.56111°W / -13.48306; -73.56111

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