San Pedro de Chaulán District

San Pedro de Chaulán
Chawlan
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huánuco
Founded May 16, 1936
Capital Chaulán
Government
 • Mayor Celio Rios Cruz
Area
 • Total 275.06 km2 (106.20 sq mi)
Elevation 3,552 m (11,654 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,558
 • Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 100108

San Pedro de Chaulán District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (82.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.79% 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: 10°03′07″S 76°29′01″W / 10.05194°S 76.48361°W / -10.05194; -76.48361

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