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District in Apurímac, Peru
Pachaconas District
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAntabamba
FoundedAugust 20, 1872
CapitalPachaconas
Government
 • MayorEdison Ortega Campana
Area
 • Total226.73 km (87.54 sq mi)
Elevation3,438 m (11,280 ft)
Population
 • Total1,098
 • Density4.8/km (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030306

Pachaconas District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba 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 (66.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Abancay
Andahuaylas
Antabamba
Aymaraes
Chincheros
Cotabambas
Grau

14°13′23″S 73°01′34″W / 14.22306°S 73.02611°W / -14.22306; -73.02611


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