Chaccho District
Chaccho District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]
Chaccho | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Antonio Raymondi |
| Founded | October 26, 1964 |
| Capital | Chaccho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ceferino Adrian Lopez Trujillo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.99 km2 (28.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,329 m (10,922 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,137 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020303 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.88% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- (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)
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