Chiara District, Andahuaylas
Chiara District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]
Chiara
Ch'iyara | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Andahuaylas |
| Founded | April 5, 1935 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabino Cartolin Altamirano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148.92 km2 (57.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,270 m (10,730 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,623 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030203 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.05% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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