Mirgas District
Mirgas | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Antonio Raymondi |
| Founded | October 26, 1964 |
| Capital | Mirgas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Rodriguez Sifuentes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.69 km2 (67.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,175 m (10,417 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 5,595 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020305 |
Mirgas District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi 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 (94.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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)
| Aija | |
|---|---|
| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
Coordinates: 9°00′00″S 77°01′59″W / 9.00000°S 77.03306°W
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