Chiara District, Huamanga

Chiara
Ch'iyara
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Capital Chiara
Government
  Mayor Juan Ruben Ayala Bautista
Area
  Total 498.42 km2 (192.44 sq mi)
Elevation 3,527 m (11,572 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,826
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050105

Chiara District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[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 (93.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°52′05″S 73°40′03″W / 13.8681°S 73.6676°W / -13.8681; -73.6676

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