San Pedro de Cachora District
San Pedro de Cachora | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Abancay |
| Founded | December 7, 1943 |
| Capital | Cachora |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Huber Cuaresma Espinoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,903 m (9,524 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,763 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030108 |
San Pedro de Cachora District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay 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 (62.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 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)
External links
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