Country Peru Province Acobamba Capital Acobamba Elevation 2,940 m | Region Huancavelica Founded January 15, 1943 Subdivisions 25 populated centers Area 910.8 km² | |
The Acobamba District is one of the eight districts in the Acobamba Province in Peru. It was created by Law No. 9718 on January 15, 1943. Its capital is Acobamba.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Acobamba District, Acobamba Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA