Ocobamba | |
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Ocobamba | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Chincheros |
Capital | Ocobamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julio Cesar Ayvar Buendia |
Area | |
• Total | 58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,006 m (9,862 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,253 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030605 |
Ocobamba District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (80.99%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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