San Pedro de Chana District

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San Pedro de Chana
San Pedro de Chana District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
FoundedJune 10, 1955
Capital Chana
Government
   Mayor Juvenil Pompeyo Villajuan Collazos
Area
  Total
138.65 km2 (53.53 sq mi)
Elevation
3,413 m (11,198 ft)
Population
  Total
2,650
  Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021015

San Pedro de Chana District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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