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Pacobamba District

Pacobamba
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
Founded January 20, 1944
Capital Pacobamba
Government
 • Mayor Fredy Trocones Villcas
Area
 • Total 245.9 km2 (94.9 sq mi)
Elevation 2,720 m (8,920 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,962
 • Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030208

Pacobamba District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.80% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 13°31′01″S 72°48′00″W / 13.51694°S 72.80000°W / -13.51694; -72.80000


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