Anra District
District in Ancash, Peru
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huari |
Founded | December 24, 1982 |
Capital | Anra |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisco Santiago Bazan |
Area | |
• Total | 80.31 km2 (31.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,172 m (10,407 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,896 |
• Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021002 |
Anra District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province 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 (87.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
- Qaqa Mach'ay
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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