Founded February 2, 1956 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 2,802 m | Region Ancash Capital Tarica UBIGEO 020112 Area 110.3 km² | |
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Tarica District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.
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Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Ranrapallqa and Tuqllarahu. 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 (68.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Tarica District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA