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Pira District

Coordinates: 9°34′01″S 77°43′01″W / 9.56694°S 77.71694°W / -9.56694; -77.71694
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Pira
The location of the Pira district in Peru
The location of the Pira district in Peru
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Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaraz
FoundedNovember 19, 1917
CapitalPira
Government
 • MayorHector Raul Obregon Inti
Area
 • Total
243.73 km2 (94.10 sq mi)
Elevation
3,570 m (11,710 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
3,321
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020111

Pira District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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 / -9.56694; -77.71694