Mirgas District

Coordinates: 9°00′00″S 77°01′59″W / 9.00000°S 77.03306°W / -9.00000; -77.03306
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Mirgas
Map of the region showing the province in the east
Location of the Antonio Raymondi province in the Ancash region, in which Mirgas District is located
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceAntonio Raymondi
FoundedOctober 26, 1964
CapitalMirgas
Government
 • MayorJulio Rodriguez Sifuentes
Area
 • Total175.69 km2 (67.83 sq mi)
Elevation
3,175 m (10,417 ft)
Population
 • Total5,595
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020305

Mirgas District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References[edit]

  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. ^ 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)

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