Colcabamba District, Tayacaja
Colcabamba
Qullqa Pampa | |
|---|---|
 Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province | |
| Coordinates: 12°24.5′S 74°40.6′W / 12.4083°S 74.6767°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Capital | Colcabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Augusto Maravi Romani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 598.12 km2 (230.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,979 m (9,774 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,593 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090705 |
Colcabamba (from Quechua: Qullqa Pampa, meaning "deposit plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Atuq Punta at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Arpayuq
- Ch'uñuna Mach'ay
- Kimsa Chumpi
- Minas Qucha
- Pakay Raqra
- Panti
- Parya Qaqa
- Pawkaray
- Qillwa Qucha
- Q'illu Qucha
- Tayanku
- Wanu Pata
- Waylla
- Wiska
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region) 2017
- ^ 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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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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