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 |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Pomabamba |
| Founded | September 26, 1941 |
| Capital | Quinuabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pepe Juan Moreno Dominguez (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 146.06 km2 (56.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,108 m (10,197 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021604 |
| Website | munipomabamba.gob.pe |
Ethnic groups edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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)
External links edit
- (in Spanish) Official website of the Pomabamba Province
8°43′59″S 77°22′01″W / 8.73306°S 77.36694°W
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