Chiara District, Andahuaylas

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Chiara
Ch'iyara
District
Chiara District, Andahuaylas
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
FoundedApril 5, 1935
Government
 •  Mayor Gabino Cartolin Altamirano
Area
 • Total
148.92 km2 (57.50 sq mi)
Elevation
3,270 m (10,730 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,623
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030203
Andahuaylas Central Plaza.jpg

Chiara District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas 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 (96.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°52′19″S73°40′12″W / 13.87194°S 73.67000°W / -13.87194; -73.67000


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