Chavín de Huantar District

Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]

Chavín de Huántar
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuari
CapitalChavín de Huántar
Government
  MayorJustino Zenon Montes Colcas
Area
  Total434.13 km2 (167.62 sq mi)
Elevation
3,137 m (10,292 ft)
Population
  Total8,694
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021004

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district 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 (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash 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)

9°34′59″S 77°15′00″W


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.