Chilcas District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]
Chilcas | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | La Mar |
| Founded | October 17, 1893 |
| Capital | Chilcas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonidas Illisca Guillen |
| Area | |
• Total | 149.63 km2 (57.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,220 m (10,560 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,303 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050504 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
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.
- ^ 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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