San Miguel de Chaccrapampa District

San Miguel de Chaccrapampa
Chakrapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
Founded June 8, 1990
Capital Chaccrapampa
Government
 • Mayor Felix Vargas Loa
Area
 • Total 83.37 km2 (32.19 sq mi)
Elevation 3,650 m (11,980 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,312
 • Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030214

San Miguel de Chaccrapampa or Chakrapampa (Quechua chakra field, pampa large plain, "field plain") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province 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 (98.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.81% 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 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°57′04″S 73°39′17″W / 13.951°S 73.6546°W / -13.951; -73.6546

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