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Chavinillo
District
Chavinillo
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Province	Yarowilca
Founded	September 14, 1906
Capital	Chavinillo
Government
• Mayor	Rubino Aguirre Solorzano
Area
• Total	205.16 km (79.21 sq mi)
Elevation	3,471 m (11,388 ft)
Population
• Total	10,259
• Density	50/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	101101

Chavinillo District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Hatun Uqhu Punta
• Laksha Warina
• Tuqtuqucha Punta
• T'akaq
• Waruq

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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