Chipao District

Chipao
Chipaw
District
Qarwarasu
Qarwarasu
Interactive map of Chipao
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
CapitalChipao
Government
 • MayorWilliam Sandro Espino Ferrel
Area
 • Total
1,166.91 km2 (450.55 sq mi)
Elevation
3,420 m (11,220 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,580
 • Density3.07/km2 (7.95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050606

Chipao District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru.

Geography Not Historical

Some of the highest mountains in the district are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (per the 2007 Peru Census).

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ↑ 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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