Chiara District, Huamanga

Chiara
Ch'iyara
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuamanga
CapitalChiara
Government
 • MayorJuan 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
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050105

Chiara District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Wisk'achayuq Urqu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Ankap Wachanan
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Chuqi Waqra
  • Ch'akiqucha
  • Hatun Usnu
  • Kampanayuq Urqu
  • Pichqa Pukyu
  • Saywa Muqu
  • Wawsiyuq
  • Yana Phiruru

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language that the majority of the population (93.68%) learned to speak in childhood, through 6.10% of the residents also spoke the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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