Province Cangallo Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,330 m | Region Ayacucho Capital Paras UBIGEO 050205 Area 791 km² | |
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Paras District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.
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Geography
One of the highest mountains of the district is Chiqllarasu at 5,167 m (16,952 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Paras District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA