Cochabamba District, Huaraz

For other uses, see Cochabamba (disambiguation).
Cochabamba
Quchapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaraz
Founded September 30, 1943
Capital Cochabamba
Government
  Mayor Vido Segundo Sanchez Sifuentes
Area
  Total 135.65 km2 (52.37 sq mi)
Elevation 2,105 m (6,906 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,051
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020102

Cochabamba District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz 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 (77.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.06% 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 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)

Coordinates: 9°28′59″S 77°52′01″W / 9.483°S 77.867°W / -9.483; -77.867

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