Pampamarca District, Canas
Pampamarca District is the smallest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Pampamarca.
Pampamarca Pampamarka | |
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Location of Pampamarca in the Canas province | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Canas |
Founded | August 29, 1834 |
Capital | Pampamarca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eberardo Teheran Ayala (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.91 km2 (11.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,811 m (12,503 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,268 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080506 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
Sources
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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