Chalcos District

Chalcos is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Chalcos
District
Location of Chalcos in the Sucre province
Location of Chalcos in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
FoundedApril 3, 1928
CapitalChalcos
Subdivisions12 populated places
Area
 • Total58.43 km2 (22.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,645 m (11,959 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total748
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050903

Population

The population of Chalcos is 748 people, 376 men and 372 women.[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 (81.70%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

  • Chalcos
  • Urpayhuasi
  • Camapuyo
  • Corral Pata
  • Huasacapo
  • Pueblo Nuevo
  • Ccochanccay
  • Pamparca
  • Chuncuni
  • Tranca
  • Illahuasi
  • Ayalca Ankara

References
  1. INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  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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