Chinchero
| Chinchero | |
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| District | |
Market in Chinchero
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| Coordinates: 13°23′28″S 72°2′52″W / 13.39111°S 72.04778°WCoordinates: 13°23′28″S 72°2′52″W / 13.39111°S 72.04778°W | |
| Country |
 Peru
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| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Urubamba |
| Founded | September 9, 1905 |
| Capital | Chinchero |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Humberto Huaman Auccapuma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.57 km2 (36.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,762 m (12,343 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 9,958 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 081302 |
| Website | munichinchero.gob.pe |
Chinchero District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru.
The people that live in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.49%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
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