Chacoche District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]
Chacoche | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Abancay |
| Founded | December 28, 1961 |
| Capital | Chacoche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Puma Cayllahua |
| Area | |
• Total | 186.1 km2 (71.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,433 m (11,263 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,381 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030102 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Wik'uña Wat'a at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Antaq Allpa
- Inti Waman
- Kuntur Llapana
- Kuntur Pampa
- Llulluch'ani
- Nina Urqu
- Pinqulluni
- Puka Ch'ullu
- Qiwña P'ukru
- Surimana
- Tirani
- Tuqtuqa
- Uya Uya
- Wanathi Uma
- Yana Qucha
- Yawriwiri
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (68.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.76% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac Region)
- ^ 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)
13°56′53″S 72°59′28″W / 13.94806°S 72.99111°W
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