Chiara District, Huamanga

Chiara
Ch'iyara
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Capital Chiara
Government
  Mayor Juan Ruben Ayala Bautista
Area
  Total 498.42 km2 (192.44 sq mi)
Elevation 3,527 m (11,572 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,826
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050105

Chiara District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (93.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.10% 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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