Pampamarca District, Canas Explained

Pampamarca
Pampamarka
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Canas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:August 29, 1834
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pampamarca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eberardo Teheran Ayala (2007)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:29.91
Elevation M:3811
Population Total:2268
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:080506

Pampamarca District is the smallest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Pampamarca.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

Sources

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Notes and References

  1. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe