Colpas District

Coordinates: 10°15′52″S 76°25′07″W / 10.2645°S 76.4186°W / -10.2645; -76.4186
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Colpas
Qullpas
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceAmbo
FoundedNovember 24, 1955
CapitalColpas
Government
 • MayorSergio Pascual Melgarejo
Area
 • Total183.21 km2 (70.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population
 • Total2,872
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100203

Colpas District is one of eight districts of the province Ambo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)


10°15′52″S 76°25′07″W / 10.2645°S 76.4186°W / -10.2645; -76.4186