Chumpi District

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Chumpi
Chumpi District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Capital Chumpi
Government
   Mayor Celso Cirineo Geldres Cuadros
Area
  Total
366.3 km2 (141.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,201 m (10,502 ft)
Population
  Total
3,062
  Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050702

Chumpi District is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Pisti 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 which the majority of the population (70.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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 Lucanas Province 3, 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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