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Paucas District

Coordinates: 9°07′59″S 76°54′00″W / 9.13306°S 76.90000°W / -9.13306; -76.90000
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Paucas
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Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuari
FoundedMay 10, 1955
CapitalPaucas
Government
 • MayorRobert Pompeo Benites Meza
Area
 • Total135.31 km2 (52.24 sq mi)
Elevation
3,421 m (11,224 ft)
Population
 • Total2,214
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021010

Paucas District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.19% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)

9°07′59″S 76°54′00″W / 9.13306°S 76.90000°W / -9.13306; -76.90000