Santa María de Chicmo District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]
Santa María de Chicmo | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Andahuaylas |
| Founded | December 11, 1964 |
| Capital | Santa María de Chicmo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herminio Ortiz Guizado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.14 km2 (62.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,262 m (10,702 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,643 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030215 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Institution Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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