Pariahuanca District, Huancayo Explained

Pariahuanca
Native Name:Parya Wank'a
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Junín
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huancayo
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 2, 1857
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Pariahuanca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Oscar Ruben Janampa Cotera
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:617.5
Elevation M:2070
Population Total:8196
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:120124

Pariahuanca (from Quechua Parya Wank'a) is one of twenty-eight districts of the Huancayo Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Waytapallana mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Waytapallana at 5557m (18,232feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 41.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-11.9997°N -74.9424°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe