Paras District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]
Paras | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Cangallo |
| Capital | Paras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Enriquez Jayo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 791.01 km2 (305.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,330 m (10,930 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,537 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050205 |
Geography edit
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
Manchaylla
- 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 edit
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 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.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Cangallo Province and the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ 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)
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