Chuschi District

Chuschi
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceCangallo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalChuschi
Government
 • MayorTimoteo Cayllahua Allcca
Area
 • Total431.96 km2 (166.78 sq mi)
Elevation
3,141 m (10,305 ft)
Population
 • Total8,917
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050202

Chuschi District is one of six districts of the Cangallo Province in Peru.[1] It is known for being the site of the first attack perpetrated by the maoist terrorist organization Shining Path, initiating the Peruvian conflict.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Sendero Luminoso inició un día como hoy demencial ataque contra el Perú". andina.pe.
  3. ^ "Chuschi: Pueblo testigo del primer golpe de Sendero Luminoso". RPP (in Spanish). 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Visita Mediada "El caso Chuschi: orígenes del periodo de violencia"". lum.cultura.pe.