Country Peru Province Antabamba Capital Oropesa Elevation 3,310 m | Region Apurímac Founded January 2, 1857 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Area 1,180 km² | |
Oropesa District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.
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Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). Its seat is Oropesa.
References
Oropesa District, Antabamba Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA