Chumpi District

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Chumpi
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Capital Chumpi
Government
 • Mayor Celso Cirineo Geldres Cuadros
Area
 • Total 366.3 km2 (141.4 sq mi)
Elevation 3,201 m (10,502 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,062
 • Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050702

Chumpi District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas 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 (70.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.61% 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 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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