Chingas | |
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: | Antonio Raymondi |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | February 2, 1956 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chingas |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Emmer Torre (2019-2022) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 48.95 |
Elevation M: | 2854 |
Population Total: | 1851 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 020304 |
Chingas District is one of six districts of the Antonio Raymondi Province in Peru.[1]
It limits with the districts of Aczo, Llamellin and the Province of Huari.
Chingas is one of the most productive valleys of the Alley of Conchucos.
This district was founded on September 21, 1956.
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]