Chaccho District

Chaccho
District
Country  Peru
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 PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020303

Chaccho District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi 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 (73.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.88% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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: 9°03′36″S 77°03′32″W / 9.060109°S 77.058789°W / -9.060109; -77.058789

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