Chuquibambilla District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
CapitalChuquibambilla
Government
 • MayorWilfredo Pareja Ayerve
Area
 • Total432.5 km2 (167.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3,320 m (10,890 ft)
Population
 • Total6,041
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030701

Chuquibambilla District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'urawiri at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. ^ 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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