Chiara District, Huamanga

Chiara District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Chiara Ch'iyara
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huamanga
Capital	Chiara
Government
• Mayor	Juan Ruben Ayala Bautista
Area
• Total	498.42 km^2 (192.44 sq mi)
Elevation	3,527 m (11,572 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,826
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050105

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Wisk'achayuq Urqu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Ankap Wachanan
• Chawpi Urqu
• Chuqi Waqra
• Ch'akiqucha
• Hatun Usnu
• Kampanayuq Urqu
• Pichqa Pukyu
• Saywa Muqu
• Wawsiyuq
• Yana Phiruru

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language that the majority of the population (93.68%) learned to speak in childhood, through 6.10% of the residents also spoke the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Hatun Usnu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
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)