Pariacoto District

Pariacoto District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.[1]

Pariacoto District

Distrito de Pariacoto
Coordinates: 9°31′01″S 77°52′59″W
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaraz
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalPariacoto
Government
  MayorArtemio Mejia Ramos
Area
  Total162.5 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,239 m (4,065 ft)
Population
  Total4,248
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020110

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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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