Coordinates: 13°52′19″S 73°40′12″W / 13.87194°S 73.67000°W / -13.87194; -73.67000

Chiara District, Andahuaylas

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Chiara
Ch'iyara
CountryFile:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAndahuaylas
FoundedApril 5, 1935
Government
 • MayorGabino Cartolin Altamirano
Area
 • Total
148.92 km2 (57.50 sq mi)
Elevation
3,270 m (10,730 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,623
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030203
File:Andahuaylas Central Plaza.jpg

Chiara District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°52′19″S 73°40′12″W / 13.87194°S 73.67000°W / -13.87194; -73.67000