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Chilcayoc District

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417
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For the mountain in Peru, see Ch'illkayuq.
Chilcayoc
Ch'illkayuq
District
Location of Chilcayoc in the Sucre province
Location of Chilcayoc in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
FoundedMarch 20, 1928
CapitalChilcayoc
Subdivisions9 populated places
Area
 • Total33.06 km2 (12.76 sq mi)
Elevation
3,373 m (11,066 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total677
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050904

Chilcayoc (in Hispanicized spelling) or Ch'illkayuq (Quechua ch'illka baccharis,[1] -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis") is the smallest of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Chilcayoc is 677 people, 324 men and 353 women.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[2]

  • Ch'illkayuq (Chilcayoc)
  • Patawasi (Patahuasi)
  • Kawrakancha (Cabracancha)
  • Wiqrupampa (Hueccropampa)
  • Ankasilla (Anccasilla)
  • Hatun Rumi (Jatun Rumi)
  • Cañana
  • Wamrani (Huambrani)
  • Willkapampa (Vilcabamba)

References

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth).
  2. ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  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)


14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417


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