San Antonio de Chuca District

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San Antonio de Chuca
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
FoundedNovember 14, 1944
Capital San Antonio de Chuca
Government
   Mayor Ricardo Benito Tola Arhuiri
Area
  Total1,531.27 km2 (591.23 sq mi)
Elevation
4,525 m (14,846 ft)
Population
  Total1,155
  Density0.75/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040514

San Antonio de Chuca District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Sullk'a Chuqa at about 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.19% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Proinve 2 (Arequipa Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°55′43″S71°06′31″W / 15.9287°S 71.1086°W / -15.9287; -71.1086