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Chungui District

Coordinates: 13°13′17″S 73°37′16″W / 13.2213°S 73.6210°W / -13.2213; -73.6210
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Chungui
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLa Mar
CapitalChungui
Government
 • MayorElvin Ccaicuri Santi[1]
Area
 • Total
1,060.52 km2 (409.47 sq mi)
Elevation
3,499 m (11,480 ft)
Population
 • Total
7,209
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050505

Chungui District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[2]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.munichungui.gob.pe/municipalidad/alcalde.html [dead link]
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ^ 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)


13°13′17″S 73°37′16″W / 13.2213°S 73.6210°W / -13.2213; -73.6210