Chinchihuasi | |
Native Name: | Chinchi Wasi |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Huancavelica |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Churcampa |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 11, 1962 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chinchihuasi |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Miguel Abregu Torre |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 171.68 |
Elevation M: | 2800 |
Population Total: | 3935 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 090503 |
Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house, "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwllaqucha at approximately 4400m (14,400feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]