Chinchihuasi District
Chinchihuasi
Chinchi Wasi | |
|---|---|
 Chinchihuasi | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Churcampa |
| Founded | January 11, 1962 |
| Capital | Chinchihuasi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Abregu Torre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,800 m (9,200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,935 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090503 |
Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house,[1] "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[2]
Geography[edit]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwllaqucha at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Artisa
- Chawpi Urqu
- Ch'aki Qucha
- Ch'iqullu
- Hatun Pampa
- Muyu Urqu
- Ñaqch'a Ñaqch'a
- Qasqa Rumi
- Q'iru Q'asa
- T'uru Rumi
- Wisk'achayuq
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
- ^ 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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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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