Pacaraos District

Pacaraos
District
Country  Peru
Region Lima
Province Huaral
Capital Pacaraos
Government
  Mayor Arturo Sarmiento
(2007-2014)
Area
  Total 294.04 km2 (113.53 sq mi)
Elevation 3,331 m (10,928 ft)
Population (2007 census)
  Total 747
  Density 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 150608
Website www.munipacaraos.gob.pe

Pacaraos District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaral in Peru.[1]

Until the middle of the 20th century, the inhabitants of the village of Pacaraos spoke Pacaraos Quechua.[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Willem F. H. Adelaar, Pieter Muysken (2006) The languages of the Andes. S. 242-249. A sketch of a Peruvian Quechua Dialect (Pacaraos)

Coordinates: 11°11′10″S 76°38′53″W / 11.18611°S 76.64806°W / -11.18611; -76.64806

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