Capacmarca District

Capacmarca
Qhapaqmarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Capacmarca
Government
 • Mayor John Abel Chavez Nina
Area
 • Total 271.81 km2 (104.95 sq mi)
Elevation 3,565 m (11,696 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 4,813
 • Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080702

Capacmarca District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas 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 (97.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 14°00′28″S 72°00′06″W / 14.0078°S 72.0017°W / -14.0078; -72.0017

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