Chavín de Pariarca District
Chavín de Pariarca | |
|---|---|
 Chavín de Pariarca | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huamalíes |
| Capital | Chavín de Pariarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Melanio Bocanegra Jaramillo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.25 km2 (34.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,362 m (11,030 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,862 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100503 |
Chavín de Pariarca District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (55.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
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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