Chacas
District
Putaqa River with Yanarahu in the background
Putaqa River with Yanarahu in the background
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceAsunción
Founded1820
CapitalChacas
Government
 • MayorJesus Zaragoza Guzman
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total447.69 km2 (172.85 sq mi)
Elevation
3,359 m (11,020 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total4,563
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020401

Chacas is a district of the province Asunción in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1] Its seat is Chacas.

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Wallqan and Yanarahu. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.42% of the residents started speaking Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

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 map of the Asunción Province (Ancash 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

8°52′59″S 78°10′01″W / 8.88306°S 78.16694°W / -8.88306; -78.16694


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