San Pedro de Chana District
San Pedro de Chana | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Founded | June 10, 1955 |
| Capital | Chana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juvenil Pompeyo Villajuan Collazos |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.65 km2 (53.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,413 m (11,198 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,650 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021015 |
San Pedro de Chana District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
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 (94.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
| Aija | |
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| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
9°23′39″S 77°01′47″W / 9.39416°S 77.02964°W
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