Pira District

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Pira
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaraz
FoundedNovember 19, 1917
Capital Pira
Government
 •  Mayor Hector Raul Obregon Inti
Area
 • Total243.73 km2 (94.10 sq mi)
Elevation
3,570 m (11,710 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total3,321
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 020111

Pira 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 (83.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.63% 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°34′01″S77°43′01″W / 9.56694°S 77.71694°W / -9.56694; -77.71694


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