Chungui District

Chungui
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Capital Chungui
Government
  Mayor Daniel Huaman Juarez
Area
  Total 1,060.52 km2 (409.47 sq mi)
Elevation 3,499 m (11,480 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,209
  Density 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050505

Chungui District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar 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 (96.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.73% 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)