Capacmarca District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]
Capacmarca
Qhapaqmarka | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Chumbivilcas |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Capacmarca |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Abel Chavez Nina |
Area | |
• Total | 271.81 km2 (104.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,565 m (11,696 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,813 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080702 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)