Cochabamba District, Huacaybamba

Cochabamba District (Quechua: Quchapampa, qucha means "lake" and pampa means "plain") is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in Peru.[1]

Cochabamba
Quchapampa
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceHuacaybamba
FoundedNovember 14, 1985
CapitalCochabamba
Government
  MayorJaimes Cerna Hurtado
Area
  Total686.95 km2 (265.23 sq mi)
Elevation
3,275 m (10,745 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total2,339
  Density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100403

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.29%) learned to speak in childhood, 49.12% 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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