Kaquiabamba District Explained

Kaquiabamba
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Andahuaylas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:June 9, 1995
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kaquiabamba
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ruben Vivanco Ccoicca
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:97.79
Elevation M:3150
Population Total:2971
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030219

Kaquiabamba District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas 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 (93.23 %) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

-13.8°N -103°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe