| Chacas | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ancash |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Asunción |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1820 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Chacas |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jesus Zaragoza Guzman (2019-2022) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 447.69 |
| Elevation M: | 3359 |
| Population Total: | 4563 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 020401 |
Chacas is a district of the province Asunción in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1] Its seat is Chacas.
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Wallqan and Yanarahu. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.42% of the residents started speaking Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[3]