Anra District

Anra
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded December 24, 1982
Capital Anra
Government
  Mayor Francisco Santiago Bazan
Area
  Total 80.31 km2 (31.01 sq mi)
Elevation 3,172 m (10,407 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,896
  Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021002

Anra District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (87.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.49% 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°13′48″S 76°55′12″W / 9.23000°S 76.92000°W