Pararca District

Coordinates: 15°12′58″S 73°27′54″W / 15.2162°S 73.4649°W / -15.2162; -73.4649
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Pararca
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvincePaucar del Sara Sara
CapitalPararca
Government
 • MayorEden Maximo Mayorga Falcon
Area
 • Total57.91 km2 (22.36 sq mi)
Elevation
3,010 m (9,880 ft)
Population
 • Total628
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050807

Pararca District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]

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 (73.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References[edit]

  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)


15°12′58″S 73°27′54″W / 15.2162°S 73.4649°W / -15.2162; -73.4649