Querobamba | |
Native Name: | Qirupampa |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Sucre |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 26 populated places |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Querobamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 275.65 |
Elevation M: | 3502 |
Population Total: | 2737 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 050901 |
Querobamba is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
The population of Querobamba (2005 census) is 2,737 people, 1,370 men and 1,367 women.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.00 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
The populated places in the district are:[1]