Mirgas | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Image Alt: | Map of the region showing the province in the east |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ancash |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Antonio Raymondi |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | October 26, 1964 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Mirgas |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Julio Rodriguez Sifuentes |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 175.69 |
Elevation M: | 3175 |
Population Total: | 5595 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 020305 |
Mirgas District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]
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]