Chalcos District


Chalcos is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Chalcos is 748 people, 376 men and 372 women.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 18.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language.

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:
  • Chalcos
  • Urpayhuasi
  • Camapuyo
  • Corral Pata
  • Huasacapo
  • Pueblo Nuevo
  • Ccochanccay
  • Pamparca
  • Chuncuni
  • Tranca
  • Illahuasi
  • Ayalca Ankara