Ocobamba District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]
Ocobamba | |
|---|---|
 Ocobamba | |
| Country |  Peru |
| 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 |
Ethnic groups edit
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 edit
- ^ (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)
13°28′59″S 73°33′40″W / 13.48306°S 73.56111°W
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