Chacoche District

Chacoche District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]

Chacoche
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAbancay
FoundedDecember 28, 1961
CapitalChacoche
Government
 • MayorMartin Puma Cayllahua
Area
 • Total186.1 km2 (71.9 sq mi)
Elevation
3,433 m (11,263 ft)
Population
 • Total1,381
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030102

Geography

One 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

The 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
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac 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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