Colpas District

Colpas
Qullpas
District
map showing relative location of colpas district on the map of Ambo province in Peru
Colpas district on the map of Ambo province in Peru
Interactive map of Colpas
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceAmbo
FoundedNovember 24, 1955
CapitalColpas
Government
 • MayorSergio Pascual Melgarejo
Area
 • Total
183.21 km2 (70.74 sq mi)
Elevation
2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,872
 • Density15.68/km2 (40.60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100203

Colpas District is one of eight districts of the province Ambo in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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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