Pacucha District

Pacucha
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
Founded August 21, 1963
Capital Pacucha
Government
  Mayor Oscar Franco Navarro
Area
  Total 170.39 km2 (65.79 sq mi)
Elevation 3,125 m (10,253 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 10,018
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030209

Pacucha District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas 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 (91.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

  • Sóndor – an archeological site in Pacucha District

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°36′29″S 73°20′38″W / 13.60806°S 73.34389°W / -13.60806; -73.34389

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