Chiara District, Huamanga

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Chiara
Ch'iyara
Chiara District, Huamanga
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Capital Chiara
Government
   Mayor Juan Ruben Ayala Bautista
Area
  Total
498.42 km2 (192.44 sq mi)
Elevation
3,527 m (11,572 ft)
Population
  Total
5,826
  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]

See also

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)

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