Cochabamba District, Huacaybamba
District in Huánuco, Peru
Cochabamba Quchapampa | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Huacaybamba |
Founded | November 14, 1985 |
Capital | Cochabamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jaimes Cerna Hurtado |
Area | |
• Total | 686.95 km2 (265.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,275 m (10,745 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,339 |
• Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 100403 |
Cochabamba District (Quechua: Quchapampa, qucha means "lake" and pampa means "plain") is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.29%) learned to speak in childhood, 49.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
- Hatun Hirka
- Kinwaqucha
- Puchkayuq
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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