Chincheros

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Chincheros
Town
Chincheros
Coordinates: 13°31′22″S 73°43′42″W / 13.52278°S 73.72833°W / -13.52278; -73.72833
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Chincheros
District	Chincheros
Government
• Mayor	Franklin Palomino Malpartida
Elevation	3,772 m (12,375 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

Chincheros is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province of the same name in the Apurímac Region. As of the last Census in 2012, Chincheros has a total population of 51,583.^{[citation needed]} The inhabitants are mainly indigenous citizen of Chanka descent, primarily speaking Quechuan languages.^{[citation needed]}