Quinuabamba District Explained

Quinuabamba
Native Name:Kinwapampa
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pomabamba
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:September 26, 1941
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Quinuabamba
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Pepe Juan Moreno Dominguez (2007)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:146.06
Elevation M:3108
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:021604
Website:munipomabamba.gob.pe

Quinuabamba District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language for the majority (96.60%) of the population with Spanish as the next highest (2.91%) (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

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