Chuquis District
Chuquis | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Dos de Mayo |
| Founded | September 18, 1960 |
| Capital | Chuquis, Peru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Maulle Lavado Dimas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151.25 km2 (58.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,355 m (11,007 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,333 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100307 |
Chuquis District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo 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 (59.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 39.86% 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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| Ambo | |
| Dos de Mayo | |
| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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