Chiara District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]
Chiara
Ch'iyara | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huamanga |
| Capital | Chiara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Ruben Ayala Bautista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 498.42 km2 (192.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,527 m (11,572 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,826 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050105 |
Geography
editOne 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
- ^ 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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