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Pira District

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Country
  
Peru

Province
  
Huaraz

Capital
  
Pira

Elevation
  
3,570 m

Region
  
Ancash

Founded
  
November 19, 1917

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
243.7 km²

Pira District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.

Contents

Map of Pira, Peru

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Pira District Wikipedia