Chiara District, Huamanga
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Chiara Ch'iyara |
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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
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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