Pampamarca District, Canas

Pampamarca
Pampamarka
District

Location of Pampamarca in the Canas province
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Founded August 29, 1834
Capital Pampamarca
Government
 • Mayor Eberardo Teheran Ayala (2007)
Area
 • Total 29.91 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Elevation 3,811 m (12,503 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,268
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080506

Pampamarca District is the smallest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Pampamarca.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 14°08′43″S 71°27′34″W / 14.1453°S 71.4594°W / -14.1453; -71.4594

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