Quiches District Explained

Quiches District
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:Sihuas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:October 7, 1914
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Quiches
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:146.98
Elevation M:3012
Population Total:2809
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:021907

Quiches District is one of ten districts of the Sihuas Province in the Ancash Region of northern Peru.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.