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Acopampa District

Coordinates: 9°16′59″S 77°36′00″W / 9.28306°S 77.60000°W / -9.28306; -77.60000
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Acopampa
Aqupampa
Acobamba
Acobamba
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Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceCarhuaz
FoundedDecember 5, 1941
CapitalAcopampa
Government
 • MayorJulian Victor Chavez Graza
Area
 • Total14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation
2,725 m (8,940 ft)
Population
 • Total2,338
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020602

Acopampa or Aqupampa (Quechua aqu sand, pampa large plain, "sand plain") is one of eleven districts of the province of Carhuaz in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

9°16′59″S 77°36′00″W / 9.28306°S 77.60000°W / -9.28306; -77.60000