Paras District

Paras
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Cangallo
Capital	Paras
Government
• Mayor	Luis Enriquez Jayo
Area
• Total	791.01 km^2 (305.41 sq mi)
Elevation	3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	5,537
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	050205

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

Geography

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

• Antap'iti
• Arpachayuq
• Asulqucha
• Ayapa Uman
• Ch'uspi
• Hatun Urqu
• Kawra Qaqa
• K'ichki
• Mach'ayniyuq
• Machu Uqhu
• Millpu
• Misapata
• Pirwaylla
• Puka Kunka
• Puka Urqu
• Phutunqu
• Qarampa
• Qarwa Q'asa
• Q'illu Q'asa
• Rit'ipata
• Ruphasqa
• Saywa
• Saywa Q'asa
• Suyuqucha
• Tampuchayuq
• Taruka Punta
• Waranwallqa
• Wisk'acha Urqu
• Yana Chaka
• Yanaqucha
• Yawarqucha
• Yawlillayuq

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]

References

1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. 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 INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)