Andabamba District, Acobamba Explained

Andabamba
Native Name:Antapampa
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huancavelica
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Acobamba
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 23, 1925
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Andabamba
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Franklin Atauqui Ruiz
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:81.85
Elevation M:3460
Population Total:4082
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:090202

Andabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

-12.6938°N -74.6238°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe