Churubamba District

Churubamba District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.[1]

Churubamba
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceHuánuco
FoundedOctober 4, 1921
CapitalChurubamba
Area
  Total552.27 km2 (213.23 sq mi)
Elevation
2,000 m (7,000 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total18,542
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100104

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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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