Pira District

Pira
District
The location of the Pira district in Peru
The location of the Pira district in Peru
Interactive map of Pira
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
 • Density13.63/km2 (35.29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020111

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

Ethnic groups

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).

See also

References

  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