Acopampa District
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| Acopampa Aqupampa |
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| District | |
| Acobamba
Acobamba
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carhuaz |
| Founded | December 5, 1941 |
| Capital | Acopampa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julian Victor Chavez Graza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,338 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 020602 |
Acopampa or Aqupampa (Quechua aqu sand, pampa large plain, "sand plain") is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (54.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
| Aija | |
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| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
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