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Cabanilla District

Coordinates: 15°36′56″S 70°22′00″W / 15.61556°S 70.36667°W / -15.61556; -70.36667
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Cabanilla
Main square in Cabanilla
Main square in Cabanilla
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
CapitalCabanilla
Government
 • MayorSaturnino Calizaya Quisocala
Area
 • Total443.04 km2 (171.06 sq mi)
Elevation
3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Population
 • Total6,683
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210702

Cabanilla District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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References

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  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)


15°36′56″S 70°22′00″W / 15.61556°S 70.36667°W / -15.61556; -70.36667