Caraybamba District

Caraybamba District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Caraybamba
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
FoundedDecember 14, 1956
CapitalCaraybamba
Government
 • MayorJacinto Taipe Huamani
Area
 • Total234.91 km2 (90.70 sq mi)
Elevation
3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,307
 • Density5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030403

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pisti at approximately 5,100 m (16,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Allqa Marka
  • Apu Marka
  • Chunta
  • Lluqu
  • Kiswarani
  • Puka Punchu
  • Puka Salla
  • Pumanuta
  • Saya Qhata
  • Saywa
  • Wallulluni
  • Waqra Wat'a
  • Wayna Quta

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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