Colquemarca District

Colquemarca
Qullqimarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
Capital Colquemarca
Government
 • Mayor Sabino Yaguno Merma
Area
 • Total 449.49 km2 (173.55 sq mi)
Elevation 3,575 m (11,729 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 9,493
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080704

Colquemarca 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 (92.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.21% 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°17′09″S 72°02′24″W / 14.2857°S 72.0399°W / -14.2857; -72.0399

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