Chacas District

Chacas is a district of the province Asunción in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1] Its seat is Chacas.

Chacas
District
Putaqa River with Yanarahu in the background
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Asunción
Founded	1820
Capital	Chacas
Government
• Mayor	Jesus Zaragoza Guzman (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	447.69 km^2 (172.85 sq mi)
Elevation	3,359 m (11,020 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	4,563
• Density	10/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020401

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Wallqan and Yanarahu. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Artisayuq Kanchas Palla Hirka Paqtsarahu Pumapampa Qaqapampa

Qupa Qupap Tarush Kancha Tarush Wachanan Yawina

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.42% of the residents started speaking Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Alliqucha
• Ancash Quechua
• Lawriqucha
• Paryaqucha
• Pataqucha
• Runtuqucha
• Waqramarka
• Yanaqucha
• Yanarahu Lake

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 map of the Asunción Province (Ancash 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)