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District in Junín, Peru
Pariahuanca Parya Wank'a
District
Country Peru
RegionJunín
ProvinceHuancayo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalPariahuanca
Government
 • MayorOscar Ruben Janampa Cotera
Area
 • Total617.5 km (238.4 sq mi)
Elevation2,070 m (6,790 ft)
Population
 • Total8,196
 • Density13/km (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO120124

Pariahuanca (from Quechua Parya Wank'a) is one of twenty-eight districts of the Huancayo Province in Peru.

Geography

The Waytapallana mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Waytapallana at 5,557 m (18,232 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

  • Anchhi
  • Lasu Tumi
  • Millpu Q'asa
  • Puka Qucha
  • Pukara
  • Puywan
  • Qalla Q'asa
  • Quchan Quchan
  • Quchas
  • Sura Qucha
  • Suyt'u Kancha
  • Talwis
  • Tuqtu Q'asa
  • Ullquyuq
  • Utkhuyuq
  • Warmi Qucha
  • Wayanay
  • Waytapallana (Aychana)
  • Winsu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 41.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  3. 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)
Chanchamayo
Chupaca
Concepción
Huancayo
Jauja
Junín
Satipo
Tarma
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