Anra District

Anra
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded December 24, 1982
Capital Anra
Government
  Mayor Francisco Santiago Bazan
Area
  Total 80.31 km2 (31.01 sq mi)
Elevation 3,172 m (10,407 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,896
  Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021002

Anra District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°13′48″S 76°55′12″W / 9.23000°S 76.92000°W / -9.23000; -76.92000

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