Chiara District, Huamanga

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Chiara

Ch'iyara
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Capital Chiara
Government
 •  Mayor Juan Ruben Ayala Bautista
Area
 • Total498.42 km2 (192.44 sq mi)
Elevation
3,527 m (11,572 ft)
Population
 • Total5,826
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050105

Chiara District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Wisk'achayuq Urqu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 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 that the majority of the population (93.68%) learned to speak in childhood, through 6.10% of the residents also spoke 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho 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°52′05″S73°40′03″W / 13.8681°S 73.6676°W / -13.8681; -73.6676

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