Choras District
Choras District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]
Choras | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Yarowilca |
| Founded | February 2, 2001 |
| Capital | Choras, Peru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oriol Armando Hermosilla Esteban |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,532 m (11,588 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,207 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 101108 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The Quechua languages are the languages which the majority of the population (64.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (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)
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| Ambo | |
| Dos de Mayo | |
| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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