Pira District
Pira | |
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District | |
Country |
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Region | Ancash |
Province | Huaraz |
Founded | November 19, 1917 |
Capital | Pira |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oscar Augusto Morales Salazar |
Area | |
• Total | 243.73 km2 (94.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,570 m (11,710 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,989 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020111 |
Pira District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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