Pariahuanca District, Carhuaz

Pariahuanca
Paryawanka
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded October 6, 1905
Capital Pariahuanca
Government
 • Mayor Zenobio Gregorio Mendez Aguirre
Area
 • Total 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Elevation 2,811 m (9,222 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,679
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020607

Pariahuanca District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (72.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in 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°22′01″S 77°34′59″W / 9.36694°S 77.58306°W / -9.36694; -77.58306

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