Pariacoto District 
    Distrito de Pariacoto  | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 9°31′01″S 77°52′59″W / 9.51694°S 77.88306°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Ancash | 
| Province | Huaraz | 
| Founded | January 2, 1857 | 
| Capital | Pariacoto | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Artemio Mejia Ramos | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.5 km2 (62.7 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 1,239 m (4,065 ft) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,248 | 
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 020110 | 
Pariacoto District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz 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 (57.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 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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