Chinchihuasi District

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Chinchihuasi
Chinchi Wasi
District
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Chinchihuasi
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
FoundedJanuary 11, 1962
Capital Chinchihuasi
Government
 •  Mayor Miguel Abregu Torre
Area
 • Total171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi)
Elevation
2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,935
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090503

Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house, [1] "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru. [2]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwllaqucha at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary](PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  4. ↑ 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: 12°31′07″S74°32′52″W / 12.5185°S 74.5478°W / -12.5185; -74.5478

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