Pariacoto District

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Pariacoto District

Distrito de Pariacoto
Coordinates: 9°31′01″S77°52′59″W / 9.51694°S 77.88306°W / -9.51694; -77.88306 Coordinates: 9°31′01″S77°52′59″W / 9.51694°S 77.88306°W / -9.51694; -77.88306
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaraz
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Pariacoto
Government
   Mayor Artemio Mejia Ramos
Area
  Total162.5 km2 (62.7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,239 m (4,065 ft)
Population
  Total4,248
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 020110

Pariacoto District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.48% 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 2008-04-17 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)