Pampamarca District, Canas
District in Cusco, Peru
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Pampamarca District is the smallest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Pampamarca.
Pampamarca Pampamarka | |
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Church of Pampamarca | |
 Location of Pampamarca in the Canas province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Canas |
| Founded | August 29, 1834 |
| Capital | Pampamarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eberardo Teheran Ayala (2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.91 km2 (11.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,811 m (12,503 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,268 |
| • Density | 75.83/km2 (196.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080506 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
