Combapata District

Combapata District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.[1]

Combapata Kumpa Pata
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Canchis
Founded	November 22, 1912
Capital	Combapata
Government
• Mayor	Florentino Pumalla Laura
Area
• Total	182.5 km^2 (70.5 sq mi)
Elevation	3,475 m (11,401 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,128
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080603

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Inka Pirqa at 5,075 m (16,650 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Awkisa
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Puka Urqu
• Wayna Kuntur

The most important rivers of the district are the Willkanuta on the western border of the district and the Sallqa Mayu, one of its right tributaries.[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.80% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

• Ayamach'ay
• Llamachayuq Qaqa

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canchis Province (Ancash Region)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) 2017
4. 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)