Chilcas District

Chilcas
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Founded October 17, 1893
Capital Chilcas
Government
  Mayor Leonidas Illisca Guillen
Area
  Total 149.63 km2 (57.77 sq mi)
Elevation 3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,303
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050504

Chilcas District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar 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 (96.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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