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District in Ancash, Peru
Acopampa
Aqupampa
District
AcobambaAcobamba
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceCarhuaz
FoundedDecember 5, 1941
CapitalAcopampa
Government
 • MayorJulian Victor Chavez Graza
Area
 • Total14.17 km (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation2,725 m (8,940 ft)
Population
 • Total2,338
 • Density160/km (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020602

Acopampa or Aqupampa (Quechua aqu sand, pampa large plain, "sand plain") is one of eleven districts of the province of Carhuaz in Peru.

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).

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
Peru Districts of Ancash Region, Peru
Aija
Antonio Raymondi
Asunción
Bolognesi
Carhuaz
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Casma
Corongo
Huaraz
Huari
Huarmey
Huaylas
Mariscal Luzuriaga
Ocros
Pallasca
Pomabamba
Recuay
Santa
Sihuas
Yungay

9°16′59″S 77°36′00″W / 9.28306°S 77.60000°W / -9.28306; -77.60000


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