Jangas District
Jangas | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huaraz |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Jangas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilder Jhon Hinostroza Minaya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.84 km2 (23.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,825 m (9,268 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,345 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020106 |
Jangas District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz 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 (71.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.08 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
| Aija | |
|---|---|
| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
9°24′00″S 77°34′59″W / 9.40000°S 77.58306°W
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