Pariahuanca District, Huancayo

Pariahuanca
Paryawanka
District
Country  Peru
Region Junín
Province Huancayo
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Pariahuanca
Government
  Mayor Oscar Ruben Janampa Cotera
Area
  Total 617.5 km2 (238.4 sq mi)
Elevation 2,070 m (6,790 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,196
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120124

Pariahuanca District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo 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 (58.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 41.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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)

Coordinates: 11°59′59″S 74°56′33″W / 11.9997°S 74.9424°W / -11.9997; -74.9424

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