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Chipao
Chipaw
Qarwarasu
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
CapitalChipao
Government
 • MayorWilliam Sandro Espino Ferrel
Area
 • Total
1,166.91 km2 (450.55 sq mi)
Elevation
3,420 m (11,220 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,580
 • Density3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050606

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

Geography

Some of the highest mountains in the district are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below:[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 (73.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)