Challabamba District
Challabamba
Challapampa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Paucartambo |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Challabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Prof.Lucio TAPARA MAMANI |
| Area | |
• Total | 746.56 km2 (288.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,820 m (9,250 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,600 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081103 |
Challabamba District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo 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 (92.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Es icon 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)
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| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
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| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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