Pararca District

Pararca
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Paucar del Sara Sara
Capital Pararca
Government
  Mayor Eden Maximo Mayorga Falcon
Area
  Total 57.91 km2 (22.36 sq mi)
Elevation 3,010 m (9,880 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 628
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050807

Pararca District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara 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 (73.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (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)

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