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Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house,[1] "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[2]

Chinchihuasi
Chinchi Wasi
District
Chinchihuasi
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedJanuary 11, 1962
CapitalChinchihuasi
Government
  MayorMiguel Abregu Torre
Area
  Total171.68 km2 (66.29 sq mi)
Elevation
2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,935
  Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090503

Geography


One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwllaqucha at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]


Ethnic groups


The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]


References


  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  4. 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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