Chacoche District

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Chacoche
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
FoundedDecember 28, 1961
Capital Chacoche
Government
 •  Mayor Martin Puma Cayllahua
Area
 • Total186.1 km2 (71.9 sq mi)
Elevation
3,433 m (11,263 ft)
Population
 • Total1,381
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030102

Chacoche District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wik'uña Wat'a at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 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 (68.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.76% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. ↑ 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°56′53″S72°59′28″W / 13.94806°S 72.99111°W / -13.94806; -72.99111


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