Chinchihuasi District

Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house,[1] "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[2]

Chinchihuasi

Chinchi Wasi
District
Chinchihuasi
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedJanuary 11, 1962
CapitalChinchihuasi
Government
 • MayorMiguel Abregu Torre
Area
 • Total171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi)
Elevation
2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,935
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090503

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwllaqucha at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

  • Artisa
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Ch'aki Qucha
  • Ch'iqullu
  • Hatun Pampa
  • Muyu Urqu
  • Ñaqch'a Ñaqch'a
  • Qasqa Rumi
  • Q'iru Q'asa
  • T'uru Rumi
  • Wisk'achayuq
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

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References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  4. 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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