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Chipao District

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Country
  
Peru

Capital
  
Chipao

UBIGEO
  
050606

Area
  
1,167 kmĀ²

Region
  
Ayacucho

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,420 m

Province
  
Lucanas Province

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Chipao District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru.

Contents

Map of Chipao, Peru

Geography

Some of the highest mountains in the district are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. 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 (73.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Chipao District Wikipedia