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Cochabamba District, Huaraz

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For other uses, see Cochabamba (disambiguation). District in Ancash, Peru
Cochabamba
Quchapampa
District
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaraz
FoundedSeptember 30, 1943
CapitalCochabamba
Government
 • MayorVido Segundo Sanchez Sifuentes
Area
 • Total135.65 km (52.37 sq mi)
Elevation2,105 m (6,906 ft)
Population
 • Total2,051
 • Density15/km (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020102

Cochabamba District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz 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 (77.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.06% 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 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)
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°28′59″S 77°52′01″W / 9.483°S 77.867°W / -9.483; -77.867


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