Capacmarca District

Capacmarca District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]

Capacmarca
Qhapaqmarka
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceChumbivilcas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalCapacmarca
Government
  MayorJohn Abel Chavez Nina
Area
  Total271.81 km2 (104.95 sq mi)
Elevation
3,565 m (11,696 ft)
Population
  Total4,813
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080702

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in 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)

14.0078°S 72.0017°W / -14.0078; -72.0017

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