Chalcos District

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Chalcos
District
Location of the district Chalcos in Sucre.svg
Location of Chalcos in the Sucre province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
FoundedApril 3, 1928
Capital Chalcos
Subdivisions 12 populated places
Area
 • Total
58.43 km2 (22.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,645 m (11,959 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
748
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050903

Chalcos is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

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Population

The population of Chalcos is 748 people, 376 men and 372 women. [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 (81.70%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 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)

14°41′38″S74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417


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