San Pedro de Chaulán District explained

San Pedro de Chaulán
Native Name:Chawlan
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huánuco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huánuco
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 16, 1936
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chaulán
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Celio Rios Cruz
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:275.06
Elevation M:3552
Population Total:5558
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:100108

San Pedro de Chaulán District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

-10.0519°N -76.4836°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe