Choras District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]
Choras | |
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District | |
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Region | Huánuco |
Province | Yarowilca |
Founded | February 2, 2001 |
Capital | Choras, Peru |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oriol Armando Hermosilla Esteban |
Area | |
• Total | 61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,532 m (11,588 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,207 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 101108 |
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The Quechua languages are the languages which the majority of the population (64.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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Dos de Mayo | |
Huacaybamba | |
Huamalíes |
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Huánuco |
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Lauricocha |
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Leoncio Prado |
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Marañón | |
Pachitea | |
Puerto Inca | |
Yarowilca |
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