Pacapausa District
Pacapausa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Parinacochas |
| Capital | Pacapausa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Remigio Ccerhuayo Verdi |
| Area | |
• Total | 144.3 km2 (55.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,852 m (9,357 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,174 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050704 |
Pacapausa District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas in Peru.[1]
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 (60.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.10% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 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)
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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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