Pacucha District
Pacucha | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Andahuaylas |
Founded | August 21, 1963 |
Capital | Pacucha |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oscar Franco Navarro |
Area | |
• Total | 170.39 km2 (65.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,125 m (10,253 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,018 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030209 |
Pacucha District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas 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 (91.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]- Sóndor – an archeological site in Pacucha District
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 4, 2008
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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