Chinchihuasi District

Chinchihuasi
Chinchi Wasi
District
Chinchihuasi
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
Founded January 11, 1962
Capital Chinchihuasi
Government
 • Mayor Miguel Abregu Torre
Area
 • Total 171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi)
Elevation 2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,935
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090503

Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house,[1] "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[2]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwllaqucha at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  4. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 12°31′07″S 74°32′52″W / 12.5185°S 74.5478°W / -12.5185; -74.5478

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