Chingas District is one of six districts of the Antonio Raymondi Province in Peru.[1]
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Antonio Raymondi |
| Founded | February 2, 1956 |
| Capital | Chingas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emmer Torre (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.95 km2 (18.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,854 m (9,364 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,851 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020304 |
It limits with the districts of Aczo, Llamellin and the Province of Huari.
Chingas is one of the most productive valleys of the Alley of Conchucos.
This district was founded on September 21, 1956.
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.24% 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)
9°04′01″S 76°58′01″W / 9.06694°S 76.96694°W
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