Caraybamba District

Caraybamba
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Aymaraes
Founded December 14, 1956
Capital Caraybamba
Government
  Mayor Jacinto Taipe Huamani
Area
  Total 234.91 km2 (90.70 sq mi)
Elevation 3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,307
  Density 5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030403

Caraybamba District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes 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 (54.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.78% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 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°22′37″S 73°09′40″W / 14.37694°S 73.16111°W / -14.37694; -73.16111

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