Cochabamba Quchapampa | |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Huánuco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Huacaybamba |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 14, 1985 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Cochabamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jaimes Cerna Hurtado |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 686.95 |
Elevation M: | 3275 |
Population Total: | 2339 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 100403 |
Cochabamba District (Quechua: Quchapampa, qucha means "lake" and pampa means "plain") is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.29%) learned to speak in childhood, 49.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]