Colcabamba District, Tayacaja

Colcabamba
Qullqapampa
District

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 / -12.4083; -74.6767Coordinates: 12°24.5′S 74°40.6′W / 12.4083°S 74.6767°W / -12.4083; -74.6767
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 (2005 census)
  Total 21,593
  Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090705

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. (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)
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