Chiara District, Andahuaylas

Chiara District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]

Chiara

Ch'iyara
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAndahuaylas
FoundedApril 5, 1935
Government
  MayorGabino Cartolin Altamirano
Area
  Total148.92 km2 (57.50 sq mi)
Elevation
3,270 m (10,730 ft)
Population
  Total1,623
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030203

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población


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