Chaviña District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
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Chaviña District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru.[1]
Chaviña
Chawiña | |
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 Interactive map of Chaviña | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Lucanas |
| Founded | August 22, 1921 |
| Capital | Chaviña |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ysrael Alcides Atoccza Torres |
| Area | |
• Total | 399.09 km2 (154.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,310 m (10,860 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,708 |
| • Density | 6.785/km2 (17.57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050605 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.01% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
