Acobamba District, Acobamba

The Acobamba District is one of the eight districts in the Acobamba Province in Peru. It was created by Law No. 9718 on January 15, 1943.[1] Its capital is Acobamba.[2]

Acobamba
Aqupampa
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAcobamba
FoundedJanuary 15, 1943
CapitalAcobamba
Subdivisions25 populated centers
Government
 • MayorRolando Vargas Mendoza
Area
 • Total123.02 km2 (47.50 sq mi)
Elevation
2,940 m (9,650 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total8,980
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090201
Websiteacobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References
  1. Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. I, p. 43.
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

12.8418°S 74.5708°W / -12.8418; -74.5708

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