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Chilcayoc District

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Country
  
Peru

Province
  
Sucre

Capital
  
Chilcayoc

Elevation
  
3,373 m

Region
  
Ayacucho

Founded
  
March 20, 1928

Subdivisions
  
9 populated places

Area
  
33.06 km²


Chilcayoc (in hispanicized spelling) or Ch'illkayuq (Quechua ch'illka baccharis, -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis") is the smallest of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

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Population

The population of Chilcayoc is 677 people, 324 men and 353 women.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:

  • Ch'illkayuq (Chilcayoc)
  • Patawasi (Patahuasi)
  • Kawrakancha (Cabracancha)
  • Wiqrupampa (Hueccropampa)
  • Ankasilla (Anccasilla)
  • Hatun Rumi (Jatun Rumi)
  • Cañana
  • Wamrani (Huambrani)
  • Willkapampa (Vilcabamba)
  • References

    Chilcayoc District Wikipedia