Choras District

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Choras
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
Founded February 2, 2001
Capital Choras, Peru
Government
  Mayor Oriol Armando Hermosilla Esteban
Area
  Total 61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi)
Elevation 3,532 m (11,588 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,207
  Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 101108

Choras District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca 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 (64.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.45% 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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