Chavinillo District

Chavinillo District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]

Chavinillo
Chavinillo
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceYarowilca
FoundedSeptember 14, 1906
CapitalChavinillo
Government
  MayorRubino Aguirre Solorzano
Area
  Total205.16 km2 (79.21 sq mi)
Elevation
3,471 m (11,388 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total10,259
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO101101

Ethnic groups

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]

gollark: It's not that you became unconscious, it's that you injured your brain somewhat and that caused you to become unconscious.
gollark: ... head trauma is actually pretty bad for you, though?
gollark: Phones seem to continually be growing in size for no apparent reason and as someone with small hands it's quite annoying.
gollark: That sounds very finger-soreness-inducing.
gollark: Meh.

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. 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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