Chuquis District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]
Chuquis | |
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District | |
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Region | Huánuco |
Province | Dos de Mayo |
Founded | September 18, 1960 |
Capital | Chuquis, Peru |
Government | |
• Mayor | Victor Maulle Lavado Dimas |
Area | |
• Total | 151.25 km2 (58.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,355 m (11,007 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,333 |
• Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 100307 |
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 39.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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Dos de Mayo | |
Huacaybamba | |
Huamalíes | |
Huánuco |
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Lauricocha |
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Leoncio Prado |
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Marañón |
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Pachitea | |
Puerto Inca |
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Yarowilca |
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