Caraybamba District

Caraybamba
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Aymaraes
Founded	December 14, 1956
Capital	Caraybamba
Government
• Mayor	Jacinto Taipe Huamani
Area
• Total	234.91 km^2 (90.70 sq mi)
Elevation	3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,307
• Density	5.6/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030403

Caraybamba District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pisti at approximately 5,100 m (16,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Allqa Marka
• Apu Marka
• Chunta
• Lluqu
• Kiswarani
• Puka Punchu
• Puka Salla
• Pumanuta
• Saya Qhata
• Saywa
• Wallulluni
• Waqra Wat'a
• Wayna Quta

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
3. 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)

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