Pachaconas District

Pachaconas District
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Founded August 20, 1872
Capital Pachaconas
Government
 • Mayor Edison Ortega Campana
Area
 • Total 226.73 km2 (87.54 sq mi)
Elevation 3,438 m (11,280 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,098
 • Density 4.8/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030306

Pachaconas District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba 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 (66.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.71% 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: 14°13′23″S 73°01′34″W / 14.22306°S 73.02611°W / -14.22306; -73.02611

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