Paucas District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
Paucas | |
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District | |
| Country | |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Founded | May 10, 1955 |
| Capital | Paucas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Pompeo Benites Meza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135.31 km2 (52.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,421 m (11,224 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,214 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021010 |
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.19% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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| Aija | |
| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma |
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| Corongo | |
| Huaraz |
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| Huari |
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| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga |
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| Ocros |
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| Pallasca |
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| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay |
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| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
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