Chilcayoc (in Hispanicized spelling) or Ch'illkayuq (Quechua ch'illka baccharis,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth). -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis") is the smallest of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Population The population of Chilcayoc is 677 people, 324 men and 353 women.INEI
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Administrative division The populated places in the district are: Ch'illkayuq (Chilcayoc) Patawasi (Patahuasi) Kawrakancha (Cabracancha) Wiqrupampa (Hueccropampa) Ankasilla (Anccasilla) Hatun Rumi (Jatun Rumi) Cañana Wamrani (Huambrani) Willkapampa (Vilcabamba)
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