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Pariahuanca District, Huancayo

Pariahuanca (from Quechua Parya Wank'a) is one of twenty-eight districts of the Huancayo Province in Peru.

Geography

The Waytapallana mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Waytapallana at 5,557 m (18,232 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

  • Anchhi
  • Lasu Tumi
  • Millpu Q'asa
  • Puka Qucha
  • Pukara
  • Puywan
  • Qalla Q'asa
  • Quchan Quchan
  • Quchas
  • Sura Qucha
  • Suyt'u Kancha
  • Talwis
  • Tuqtu Q'asa
  • Ullquyuq
  • Utkhuyuq
  • Warmi Qucha
  • Wayanay
  • Waytapallana (Aychana)
  • Winsu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 41.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


11°59′59″S 74°56′33″W / 11.9997°S 74.9424°W / -11.9997; -74.9424