Mirgas District
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District in Ancash, Peru
Mirgas | |
|---|---|
| Map of the region showing the province in the east Location of the Antonio Raymondi province in the Ancash region, in which Mirgas District is located | |
| Map | |
| 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 | |
• 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008年04月17日 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013年01月27日 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
9°00′00′′S 77°01′59′′W / 9.00000°S 77.03306°W / -9.00000; -77.03306
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