Cochabamba District, Huaraz

For other uses, see Cochabamba (disambiguation).
Cochabamba
Quchapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaraz
Founded September 30, 1943
Capital Cochabamba
Government
 • Mayor Vido Segundo Sanchez Sifuentes
Area
 • Total 135.65 km2 (52.37 sq mi)
Elevation 2,105 m (6,906 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,051
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020102

Cochabamba District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz 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 (77.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 9°28′59″S 77°52′01″W / 9.483°S 77.867°W / -9.483; -77.867

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