Mirgas District

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Mirgas
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Antonio Raymondi
Founded October 26, 1964
Capital Mirgas
Government
  Mayor Julio Rodriguez Sifuentes
Area
  Total 175.69 km2 (67.83 sq mi)
Elevation 3,175 m (10,417 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,595
  Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020305

Mirgas District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi 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 (94.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°00′00″S 77°01′59″W / 9.00000°S 77.03306°W / -9.00000; -77.03306

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