Antabamba District
Distrito de Antapampa | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Antabamba |
| Capital | Antabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Carrasco Ccallme |
| Area | |
| • Total | 603.76 km2 (233.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,636 m (11,929 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,343 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030301 |
Antabamba (in hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
- ↑ 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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