Paras District

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Paras
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Capital Paras
Government
 •  Mayor Luis Enriquez Jayo
Area
 • Total791.01 km2 (305.41 sq mi)
Elevation
3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population
 • Total5,537
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050205

Paras District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Chiqllarasu at 5,167 m (16,952 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Cangallo Province and the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ↑ 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: 13°33′09″S74°37′39″W / 13.5524°S 74.6274°W / -13.5524; -74.6274

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