Founded February 17, 1951 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 2,421 m | Region Lambayeque Capital Cañaris UBIGEO 140202 Area 284.9 km² | |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua or Cañari descendent of mitimaes. Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (63.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Cañaris District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA