| Chilcas | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru | 
| Region | Ayacucho | 
| Province | La Mar | 
| Founded | October 17, 1893 | 
| Capital | Chilcas | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonidas Illisca Guillen | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.63 km2 (57.77 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 3,220 m (10,560 ft) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,303 | 
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 050504 | 
Chilcas District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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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