Chupa
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalChupa, Chupa District
Government
 • MayorClemente Idelionso Lopez Chipana
Area
 • Total143.21 km2 (55.29 sq mi)
Elevation
3,840 m (12,600 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total10,428
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210206

Chupa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[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 (94.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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