Chavín de Pariarca District

Chavín de Pariarca
District

Chavín de Pariarca
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Capital Chavín de Pariarca
Government
  Mayor Melanio Bocanegra Jaramillo
Area
  Total 89.25 km2 (34.46 sq mi)
Elevation 3,362 m (11,030 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,862
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100503

Chavín de Pariarca District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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