San Pedro de Chana District

San Pedro de Chana
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded June 10, 1955
Capital Chana
Government
  Mayor Juvenil Pompeyo Villajuan Collazos
Area
  Total 138.65 km2 (53.53 sq mi)
Elevation 3,413 m (11,198 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,650
  Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021015

San Pedro de Chana District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°23′39″S 77°01′47″W / 9.39416°S 77.02964°W / -9.39416; -77.02964

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