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Andabamba District, Acobamba

Coordinates: 12°41′38″S 74°37′26″W / 12.6938°S 74.6238°W / -12.6938; -74.6238
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Andabamba
Antapampa
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Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAcobamba
FoundedNovember 23, 1925
CapitalAndabamba
Government
 • MayorFranklin Atauqui Ruiz
Area
 • Total
81.85 km2 (31.60 sq mi)
Elevation
3,460 m (11,350 ft)
Population
 • Total
4,082
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090202

Andabamba District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (95.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  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)


12°41′38″S 74°37′26″W / 12.6938°S 74.6238°W / -12.6938; -74.6238