Pira District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.[1]
Pira | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huaraz |
| Founded | November 19, 1917 |
| Capital | Pira |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hector Raul Obregon Inti |
| Area | |
• Total | 243.73 km2 (94.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,570 m (11,710 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,321 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020111 |
Ethnic groups
editThe 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
9°34′01″S 77°43′01″W / 9.56694°S 77.71694°W
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