Churubamba District
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District in Huánuco, Peru
Churubamba | |
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| A map with the outline of several areas. There are white coloured districts stretching from the bottom left to the upper right of the image. In the middle is a red one stretching from the upper left to the lower right. It looks like a rotated 7. Area of the district Churumbamba | |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huánuco |
| Founded | October 4, 1921 |
| Capital | Churubamba |
| Area | |
• Total | 552.27 km2 (213.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,000 m (7,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,542 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100104 |
Churubamba District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit ]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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