Chincheros District

Chincheros
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Chincheros
Capital Chincheros
Government
  Mayor Pascual Huamanñahui Alegria
Area
  Total 132.4 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
Elevation 2,772 m (9,094 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,005
  Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030601

Chincheros is the Capital of the Province Chincheros. Chincheros District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in Chincheros are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 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°30′47″S 73°42′47″W / 13.51306°S 73.71306°W / -13.51306; -73.71306

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