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Paras District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]

Paras
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Cangallo
Capital	Paras
Government
• Mayor	Luis Enriquez Jayo
Area
• Total	791.01 km2 (305.41 sq mi)
Elevation	3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,537
• Density	7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050205

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Chiqllarasu at 5,167 m (16,952 ft). 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 (85.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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