Chingas District is one of six

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of the

Antonio Raymondi Province Antonio Raymondi is a province of the Ancash Region in Peru. It is located along the central eastern edge of the Ancash Region, bordering the Huánuco Region. Overview The province was split off from Huari Province in 1964 at the request of the i ...

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. It limits with the districts of Aczo, Llamellin and the Province of Huari. Chingas is one of the most productive valleys of the Alley of Conchucos. This district was founded on September 21, 1956.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

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citizens of

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descent.

is the language which the majority of the population (57.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.24% of the residents started speaking using the

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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)

References

States and territories established in 1956 Districts of the Antonio Raymondi Province Districts of the Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub