Colcabamba District, Tayacaja

Colcabamba (from Quechua: Qullqa Pampa, meaning "deposit plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]

Colcabamba Qullqa Pampa
District
Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District
Coat of arms
Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province
Coordinates: 12°24.5′S 74°40.6′W
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Tayacaja
Capital	Colcabamba
Government
• Mayor	Augusto Maravi Romani
Area
• Total	598.12 km^2 (230.94 sq mi)
Elevation	2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	21,593
• Density	36/km^2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	090705

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Atuq Punta at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Arpayuq
• Ch'uñuna Mach'ay
• Kimsa Chumpi
• Minas Qucha
• Pakay Raqra
• Panti
• Parya Qaqa
• Pawkaray
• Qillwa Qucha
• Q'illu Qucha
• Tayanku
• Wanu Pata
• Waylla
• Wiska

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region) 2017
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)