Chilcas District
Chilcas | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | La Mar |
Founded | October 17, 1893 |
Capital | Chilcas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leonidas Illisca Guillen |
Area | |
• Total | 149.63 km2 (57.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,220 m (10,560 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,303 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 050504 |
Chilcas 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 (96.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 13°10′17″S 73°54′24″W / 13.1715°S 73.9067°W
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