Chuquis District

Chuquis District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]

Chuquis
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceDos de Mayo
FoundedSeptember 18, 1960
CapitalChuquis, Peru
Government
  MayorVictor Maulle Lavado Dimas
Area
  Total151.25 km2 (58.40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,355 m (11,007 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total4,333
  Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100307

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 39.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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