Chincho District

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Chincho
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
Founded October 31, 1959
Capital Chincho
Government
 • Mayor Ruben Quispe De La Cruz
Area
 • Total 182.7 km2 (70.5 sq mi)
Elevation 3,134 m (10,282 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 946
 • Density 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090305

Chincho District is one of the twelve districts in the province Angaraes 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 (68.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.64% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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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