Ocobamba District, La Convención
Appearance
Ocobamba District | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | La Convención |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Ocobamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gladys Montalvo Paucar |
Area | |
• Total | 840.93 km2 (324.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,936 |
• Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080905 |
Ocobamba District is one of ten districts of the province La Convención in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)