Ranrahirca District

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Ranrahirca
Ranrahirka
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Yungay
Founded October 15, 1941
Capital Ranrahirca
Government
  Mayor Juan Richer Julca Morales
Area
  Total 22.89 km2 (8.84 sq mi)
Elevation 2,475 m (8,120 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,291
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 022006

Ranrahirca District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay 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 (52.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.09% 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°10′01″S 77°43′59″W / 9.16694°S 77.73306°W / -9.16694; -77.73306

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