San Pedro de Chana | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huari |
Founded | June 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 |
• Density | 19/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]
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]
9°23′39″S77°01′47″W / 9.39416°S 77.02964°W