Chaviña District

Chaviña
Chawiña
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
Founded August 22, 1921
Capital Chaviña
Government
  Mayor Ysrael Alcides Atoccza Torres
Area
  Total 399.09 km2 (154.09 sq mi)
Elevation 3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,708
  Density 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050605

Chaviña District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas 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 (60.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.01% 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)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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