Choras
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceYarowilca
FoundedFebruary 2, 2001
CapitalChoras, Peru
Government
  MayorOriol Armando Hermosilla Esteban
Area
  Total61.14 km2 (23.61 sq mi)
Elevation
3,532 m (11,588 ft)
Population
  Total4,207
  Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO101108

Choras District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The Quechua languages are the languages which the majority of the population (64.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in 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)

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