Querobamba District

Querobamba

Qirupampa
Querobamba Qirupampa
District
	Location of Querobamba in the Sucre province
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Sucre
Capital	Querobamba
Subdivisions	26 populated places
Area
• Total	275.65 km2 (106.43 sq mi)
Elevation	3,502 m (11,490 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,737
• Density	9.929/km2 (25.72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050901

Querobamba is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Querobamba (2005 census) is 2,737 people, 1,370 men and 1,367 women.^[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 (65.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.00 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:^[1]

Qirupampa
Santa Rosa de Huanchos
Icatita
Yanaqucha
Chinchi
Tinkuq
Huicsi
Huancoire
Cayhua
Soccosucho
Puma
Platero Pata
Chunta
Chuqipampa
Mitapampa
Chawpimayu
Qullqapampa
Chunaya
Qullpa
Icatita Nuevo
Lloccepata
Pucaaccay
Tomacucho
Comun
Cabracancha
Cacta

References

1 2 INEI Archived June 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
↑ 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)

14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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[inei-1] 1 2 INEI Archived June 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[2] .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)

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