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Antabamba District

Antabamba
Antapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Capital Antabamba
Government
 • Mayor Raul Carrasco Ccallme
Area
 • Total 603.76 km2 (233.11 sq mi)
Elevation 3,636 m (11,929 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,343
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030301

Antabamba (in hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru.

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 14°29′13″S 73°30′43″W / 14.48694°S 73.51194°W / -14.48694; -73.51194


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