Cabanilla District
Cabanilla | |
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District | |
Main square in Cabanilla | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Capital | Cabanilla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Saturnino Calizaya Quisocala |
Area | |
• Total | 443.04 km2 (171.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,876 m (12,717 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 6,683 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 210702 |
Cabanilla District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (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)
Coordinates: 15°36′56″S 70°22′00″W / 15.61556°S 70.36667°W
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