Chipao District

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Chipao District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
Capital Chipao
Government
   Mayor William Sandro Espino Ferrel
Area
  Total
1,166.91 km2 (450.55 sq mi)
Elevation
3,420 m (11,220 ft)
Population
  Total
3,580
  Density3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050606

Chipao District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru. [1]

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Geography Not Historical

Some of the highest mountains in the district are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (per the 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 map of the Lucanas Province 2 (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)

14°15′01″S73°57′16″W / 14.2502°S 73.9545°W / -14.2502; -73.9545