Pachamarca | |
Native Name: | Pachamarka |
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: | Churcampa |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | April 23, 1965 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Pachamarca |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Cirilo Barros Herrera |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 160.06 |
Elevation M: | 2730 |
Population Total: | 3007 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 090510 |
Pachamarca District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (92.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]