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DeutschColpas District
Colpas Qullpas | |
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 Colpas district on the map of Ambo province in Peru | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Ambo |
| Founded | November 24, 1955 |
| Capital | Colpas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio Pascual Melgarejo |
| Area | |
• Total | 183.21 km2 (70.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,700 m (8,900 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,872 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100203 |
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]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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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| Ambo | |
| Dos de Mayo | |
| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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