Paucartambo District, Paucartambo

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Paucartambo
Pawqartampu
District
Paucartambo
Paucartambo
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Capital Paucartambo
Government
 • Mayor Mario Condori Huallpa
Area
 • Total 1,079.23 km2 (416.69 sq mi)
Elevation 2,906 m (9,534 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 14,168
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081101

Paucartambo or Pawqartampu (Quechua) is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]

Subdistricts

Cantons

  • Karaikallo (Karaikallo)
  • Paucartambo (Paucartambo)
  • Osorio (Osorio)

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.71% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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