Chalcos is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Population
The population of Chalcos is 748 people, 376 men and 372 women.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.70%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Administrative division
The populated places in the district are:[1]
- Chalcos
- Urpayhuasi
- Camapuyo
- Corral Pata
- Huasacapo
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Ccochanccay
- Pamparca
- Chuncuni
- Tranca
- Illahuasi
- Ayalca Ankara
References
- ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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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