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Cabana District, Lucanas

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417
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Cabana
Qhawana
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
CapitalCabana
Government
 • MayorGuzmán Chava Cupe
Area
 • Total402.62 km2 (155.45 sq mi)
Elevation
3,282 m (10,768 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,189
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050603

Cabana District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru.[1]

Geography

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Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

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 (57.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho 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)


14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417