Chaviña District

Chaviña
Chawiña
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
FoundedAugust 22, 1921
CapitalChaviña
Government
 • MayorYsrael Alcides Atoccza Torres
Area
 • Total399.09 km2 (154.09 sq mi)
Elevation
3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population
 • Total2,708
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050605

Chaviña District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.01% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in 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)


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