Cabanilla District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Cabanilla | |
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 Main square in Cabanilla | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Capital | Cabanilla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saturnino Calizaya Quisocala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 443.04 km2 (171.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,876 m (12,717 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,683 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210702 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.56% 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)
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