Chavinillo District
Chavinillo | |
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Chavinillo | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Yarowilca |
Founded | September 14, 1906 |
Capital | Chavinillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rubino Aguirre Solorzano |
Area | |
• Total | 205.16 km2 (79.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,471 m (11,388 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,259 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 101101 |
Chavinillo District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (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)