Chingas District

Chingas
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Antonio Raymondi
Founded February 2, 1956
Capital Chingas
Government
 • Mayor Morales sheffer
Area
 • Total 48.95 km2 (18.90 sq mi)
Elevation 2,854 m (9,364 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,071
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020304

Chingas District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]

It limits with the districts of Aczo, Llamellin and the Province of Huari.

Chingas is one of the most productive valleys of the Alley of Conchucos.

This district was founded on September 21, 1956. At the moment they have a population of 2,482 Inhabitants, being the density of its population 50,7 inhabitants by square kilometer.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 9°04′01″S 76°58′01″W / 9.06694°S 76.96694°W / -9.06694; -76.96694

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