Acopampa or Aqupampa (Quechua aqu sand, pampa large plain, "sand plain") is one of eleven districts of the province of Carhuaz in Peru.[1]
Acopampa Aqupampa | |
|---|---|
 Acobamba | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carhuaz |
| Founded | December 5, 1941 |
| Capital | Acopampa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julian Victor Chavez Graza |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,338 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020602 |
Ethnic groups
editThe 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).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
9°16′59″S 77°36′00″W / 9.28306°S 77.60000°W
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