Jangas District

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Jangas
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaraz
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Jangas
Government
 •  Mayor Wilder Jhon Hinostroza Minaya
Area
 • Total59.84 km2 (23.10 sq mi)
Elevation
2,825 m (9,268 ft)
Population
 • Total4,345
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 020106

Jangas District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz 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 (71.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.08 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°24′00″S77°34′59″W / 9.40000°S 77.58306°W / -9.40000; -77.58306


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