Andabamba District, Acobamba

Andabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba in Peru.[1]

Andabamba
Antapampa
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAcobamba
FoundedNovember 23, 1925
CapitalAndabamba
Government
  MayorFranklin Atauqui Ruiz
Area
  Total81.85 km2 (31.60 sq mi)
Elevation
3,460 m (11,350 ft)
Population
  Total4,082
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090202

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in 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)

12.6938°S 74.6238°W / -12.6938; -74.6238

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