Chupa District
Chupa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]
Chupa | |
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Country | |
Region | Puno |
Province | Azángaro |
Founded | May 2, 1854 |
Capital | Chupa, Chupa District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Clemente Idelionso Lopez Chipana |
Area | |
• Total | 143.21 km2 (55.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,840 m (12,600 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 10,428 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210206 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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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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