Pampamarca District is the smallest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Pampamarca.
Pampamarca Pampamarka | |
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District | |
Location of Pampamarca in the Canas province | |
| Country | |
| 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 | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080506 |
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).[1]
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| Acomayo |
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| Anta | |
| Calca |
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| Canas |
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| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar |
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| La Convención |
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| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo |
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| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba |
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