Chilcayoc District

Chilcayoc
Ch'illkayuq
Location of Chilcayoc in the Sucre province
Location of Chilcayoc in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
FoundedMarch 20, 1928
CapitalChilcayoc
Subdivisions9 populated places
Area
 • Total
33.06 km2 (12.76 sq mi)
Elevation
3,373 m (11,066 ft)
Population
 • Total
677
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050904

Chilcayoc (in Hispanicized spelling) or Ch'illkayuq (Quechua ch'illka baccharis,[1] -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.

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth).