Querobamba District

Querobamba is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Querobamba Qirupampa
District
Location of Querobamba in the Sucre province
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Sucre
Capital	Querobamba
Subdivisions	26 populated places
Area
• Total	275.65 km2 (106.43 sq mi)
Elevation	3,502 m (11,490 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,737
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050901

Population

The population of Querobamba (2005 census) is 2,737 people, 1,370 men and 1,367 women.^[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.00 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:^[1]

Qirupampa Santa Rosa de Huanchos Icatita Yanaqucha Chinchi Tinkuq Huicsi Huancoire Cayhua	Soccosucho Puma Platero Pata Chunta Chuqipampa Mitapampa Chawpimayu Qullqapampa Chunaya	Qullpa Icatita Nuevo Lloccepata Pucaaccay Tomacucho Comun Cabracancha Cacta