Pararca District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
Pararca | |
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District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Paucar del Sara Sara |
| Capital | Pararca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eden Maximo Mayorga Falcon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.91 km2 (22.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,010 m (9,880 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 628 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050807 |
Pararca District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara 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 (73.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (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)
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15°12′58″S 73°27′54″W / 15.2162°S 73.4649°W / -15.2162; -73.4649
