Chumpi District

Chumpi District is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.[1]

Chumpi
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceParinacochas
CapitalChumpi
Government
 • MayorCelso Cirineo Geldres Cuadros
Area
 • Total366.3 km2 (141.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,201 m (10,502 ft)
Population
 • Total3,062
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050702

Geography

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

  • Ancha Qhata
  • Ayrampuyuq
  • Chilla P'ukru
  • Ch'akiqucha
  • Kiswar
  • Kiswarniyuq
  • Kuntur Sirk'a
  • Phuyusqa
  • Qullqa
  • Quri Pampa
  • Q'illu Urqu
  • Saqsa
  • Sinqata
  • Titankayuq
  • Wamantirka
  • Wisk'achani
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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 Lucanas Province 3, 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)

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