Country Peru Capital Chacas UBIGEO 020401 Area 447.7 km² | Region Ancash Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,359 m Province Asunción Province | |
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Chacas is a district of the province Asunción in the Ancash Region of Peru. Its seat is Chacas.
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Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Wallqan and Yanarahu. Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Chacas District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA