Paccaritambo | |
Native Name: | Paqariq Tampu |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Paruro |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | October 22, 1963 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Paccaritambo or Paccarectambo |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Wilberth Villacorta Villacorta |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 142.61 |
Elevation M: | 3584 |
Population Total: | 2551 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 081007 |
Paccaritambo District or Paccarectambo District[1] [2] is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[3]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.52%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]