Querobamba District

Querobamba is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Querobamba

Qirupampa
District
Location of Querobamba in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
CapitalQuerobamba
Subdivisions26 populated places
Area
 • Total275.65 km2 (106.43 sq mi)
Elevation
3,502 m (11,490 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,737
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050901

Population

The population of Querobamba (2005 census) is 2,737 people, 1,370 men and 1,367 women.[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 (65.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.00 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

  • Qirupampa
  • Santa Rosa de Huanchos
  • Icatita
  • Yanaqucha
  • Chinchi
  • Tinkuq
  • Huicsi
  • Huancoire
  • Cayhua
  • Soccosucho
  • Puma
  • Platero Pata
  • Chunta
  • Chuqipampa
  • Mitapampa
  • Chawpimayu
  • Qullqapampa
  • Chunaya
  • Qullpa
  • Icatita Nuevo
  • Lloccepata
  • Pucaaccay
  • Tomacucho
  • Comun
  • Cabracancha
  • Cacta

References
  1. INEI Archived June 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  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)

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