Colcabamba District, Aymaraes
Colcabamba (from Quechua Qullqa Pampa, meaning "storehouse plain") is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]
Colcabamba
Qullqa Pampa | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Capital | Colcabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gregorio Avendaño Salas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,360 m (11,020 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 805 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030405 |
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Allpaka
- Chuqa Ñawi
- Chuqu Waraka
- Ch'aki Qucha
- Qallpa Pata
- Minayuq
- Phiruruyuq
- Qachqalla
- Ruruchayuq
- Silla Q'asa
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
- 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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