world.wikisort.org - Peru

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

Mirgas
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Antonio Raymondi
Founded	October 26, 1964
Capital	Mirgas
Government
• Mayor	Julio Rodriguez Sifuentes
Area
• Total	175.69 km2 (67.83 sq mi)
Elevation	3,175 m (10,417 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,595
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020305

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

---