Colcabamba District, Aymaraes

Colcabamba (from Quechua Qullqa Pampa, meaning "storehouse plain") is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Colcabamba

Qullqa Pampa
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
CapitalColcabamba
Government
 • MayorGregorio Avendaño Salas
Area
 • Total95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi)
Elevation
3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total805
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030405

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Allpaka
  • Chuqa Ñawi
  • Chuqu Waraka
  • Ch'aki Qucha
  • Qallpa Pata
  • Minayuq
  • Phiruruyuq
  • Qachqalla
  • Ruruchayuq
  • Silla Q'asa
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.46% 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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