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Paras District
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Paras District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]
Key Information
Geography
[edit]One of the highest mountains of the district is Chiqllarasu at 5,167 m (16,952 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Antap'iti
- Arpachayuq
- Asulqucha
- Ayapa Uman
- Ch'uspi
- Hatun Urqu
- Kawra Qaqa
- K'ichki
- Mach'ayniyuq
Manchaylla
- Machu Uqhu
- Millpu
- Misapata
- Pirwaylla
- Puka Kunka
- Puka Urqu
- Phutunqu
- Qarampa
- Qarwa Q'asa
- Q'illu Q'asa
- Rit'ipata
- Ruphasqa
- Saywa
- Saywa Q'asa
- Suyuqucha
- Tampuchayuq
- Taruka Punta
- Waranwallqa
- Wisk'acha Urqu
- Yana Chaka
- Yanaqucha
- Yawarqucha
- Yawlillayuq
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 (85.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Cangallo Province and the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ 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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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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13°33′09″S 74°37′39″W / 13.5524°S 74.6274°W
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