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Pacucha District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]

Pacucha
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	August 21, 1963
Capital	Pacucha
Government
• Mayor	Oscar Franco Navarro
Area
• Total	170.39 km2 (65.79 sq mi)
Elevation	3,125 m (10,253 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	10,018
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030209

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Sóndor – an archeological site in Pacucha District

References

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