Colcabamba District, Tayacaja

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Colcabamba
Qullqapampa
Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District
Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District
Coat of arms of Colcabamba
Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province
Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
CapitalColcabamba
Government
 • MayorAugusto Maravi Romani
Area
 • Total598.12 km2 (230.94 sq mi)
Elevation
2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Population
 • Total21,593
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090705

Colcabamba District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (76.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Template:Wayback. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Template:Wayback INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)