Chacas is a district of the province Asunción in the Ancash Region of Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008. Its seat is Chacas.
Geography The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Wallqan and Yanarahu. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
Artisayuq Kanchas Palla Hirka Paqtsarahu Pumapampa Qaqapampa Qupa Qupap Tarush Kancha Tarush Wachanan Yawina
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.42% of the residents started speaking Spanish (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
See also Alliqucha Ancash Quechua Lawriqucha Paryaqucha Pataqucha Runtuqucha Waqramarka Yanaqucha Yanarahu Lake
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