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. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe 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