Cañaris District

Cañaris
District
Country  Peru
Region Lambayeque
Province Ferreñafe
Founded February 17, 1951
Capital Cañaris
Government
  Mayor Antonio Ventura Lizana
Area
  Total 284.88 km2 (109.99 sq mi)
Elevation 2,421 m (7,943 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 12,691
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 140202

Cañaris District (Kañaris in Quechua) is one of six districts of the province Ferreñafe in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua or Cañari descendent of mitimaes. Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (63.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 6°02′48″S 79°16′06″W / 6.0468°S 79.2684°W / -6.0468; -79.2684

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