Chinchihuasi District
| Chinchihuasi Chinchiwasi | |
|---|---|
| District | |
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Chinchihuasi | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Churcampa |
| Founded | January 11, 1962 |
| Capital | Chinchihuasi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Abregu Torre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,800 m (9,200 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,935 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 090503 |
Chinchihuasi or Chinchiwasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house,[1] "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa in Peru.[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 12°31′07″S 74°32′52″W / 12.5185°S 74.5478°W
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