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Pampamarca District, Canas

Pampamarca
Pampamarka
District
Location of Pampamarca in the Canas province
Location of Pampamarca in the Canas province
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Founded August 29, 1834
Capital Pampamarca
Government
 • Mayor Eberardo Teheran Ayala (2007)
Area
 • Total 29.91 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Elevation 3,811 m (12,503 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,268
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080506

Pampamarca District is the smallest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Pampamarca.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Coordinates: 14°08′43″S 71°27′34″W / 14.1453°S 71.4594°W / -14.1453; -71.4594


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