Pira District

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Pira
District
Country  Peru
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 PET (UTC-5)
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]

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°34′01″S 77°43′01″W / 9.56694°S 77.71694°W / -9.56694; -77.71694

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