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]
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]