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Chalcos
District
Location of Chalcos in the Sucre province
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Sucre
Founded	April 3, 1928
Capital	Chalcos
Subdivisions	12 populated places
Area
• Total	58.43 km (22.56 sq mi)
Elevation	3,645 m (11,959 ft)
Population
• Total	748
• Density	13/km (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050903

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.

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).

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:

• Chalcos
• Urpayhuasi
• Camapuyo
• Corral Pata
• Huasacapo
• Pueblo Nuevo
• Ccochanccay
• Pamparca
• Chuncuni
• Tranca
• Illahuasi
• Ayalca Ankara

References

1. ^ INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
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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