Mirgas District Explained

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]

Ethnic groups

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

-9°N -77.0331°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe