San Pedro de Chaulán District

San Pedro de Chaulán
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huánuco
Founded May 16, 1936
Capital Chaulán
Government
  Mayor Celio Rios Cruz
Area
  Total 275.06 km2 (106.20 sq mi)
Elevation 3,552 m (11,654 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,558
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100108

San Pedro de Chaulán District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (82.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.79% 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 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)

Coordinates: 10°03′07″S 76°29′01″W / 10.05194°S 76.48361°W