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Chacoche District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]

Chacoche
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Abancay
Founded	December 28, 1961
Capital	Chacoche
Government
• Mayor	Martin Puma Cayllahua
Area
• Total	186.1 km2 (71.9 sq mi)
Elevation	3,433 m (11,263 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,381
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030102

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wik'uña Wat'a at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). 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 (68.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.76% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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