Kimbiri District
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Kimbiri District
Distrito de Kimbiri | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Lima |
Province | La Convención |
Founded | May 4 1990 |
Capital | Kimbiri |
Subdivisions | 20 populated centers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guillermo Torres Palomino (2007-2010) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,134.69 km2 (438.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,442 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Website | munikimbiri.gob.pe |
Kimbiri is a district in the western La Convención Province in Peru. It is bordered by Ayacucho Region on the west, Pichari District on the north, Echarate District on the east, and Vilcabamba District on the south.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (63.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Kimbiri
- (in Spanish) Kimbiri Tour[permanent dead link]
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