Quinuabamba District

Quinuabamba District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.

Quinuabamba

Kinwapampa
Location of Quinuabamba in the Pomabamba province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvincePomabamba
FoundedSeptember 26, 1941
CapitalQuinuabamba
Government
 • MayorPepe Juan Moreno Dominguez (2007)
Area
 • Total146.06 km2 (56.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,108 m (10,197 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021604
Websitemunipomabamba.gob.pe

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language for the majority (96.60%) of the population with Spanish as the next highest (2.91%) (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

References

  1. 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)


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