Obas District

Obas District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]

Obas
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceYarowilca
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalObas
Government
  MayorBernardino Armengol Chagua Ciezza
Area
  Total123.16 km2 (47.55 sq mi)
Elevation
3,526 m (11,568 ft)
Population
  Total6,266
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO101106

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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)

9.7710°S 76.6635°W / -9.7710; -76.6635

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