Pariahuanca
Paryawanka | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Carhuaz |
Founded | October 6, 1905 |
Capital | Pariahuanca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zenobio Gregorio Mendez Aguirre |
Area | |
• Total | 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,811 m (9,222 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,381 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020607 |
Pariahuanca District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]