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Chincheros District

Coordinates: 13°30′47″S 73°42′47″W / 13.51306°S 73.71306°W / -13.51306; -73.71306
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Chincheros
Map
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
CapitalChincheros
Government
 • MayorPascual Huamanñahui Alegria
Area
 • Total
132.4 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
Elevation
2,772 m (9,094 ft)
Population
 • Total
5,005
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030601

Chincheros is the Capital of the Province Chincheros. Chincheros District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in Chincheros are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)

13°30′47″S 73°42′47″W / 13.51306°S 73.71306°W / -13.51306; -73.71306


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