Pinra District

Pinra
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huacaybamba
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Pinra
Government
  Mayor Edgar Briceño Asencios
Area
  Total 283.71 km2 (109.54 sq mi)
Elevation 2,550 m (8,370 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,272
  Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100404

Pinra District is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba 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 (92.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.44% 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 8°54′48″S 76°53′30″W / 8.9134°S 76.8916°W / -8.9134; -76.8916

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