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Chincho District

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Country
  
Peru

Province
  
Angaraes

Capital
  
Chincho

Elevation
  
3,134 m

Region
  
Huancavelica

Founded
  
October 31, 1959

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
182.7 km²

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Chincho District is one of the twelve districts in the province Angaraes in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (68.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Chincho District Wikipedia