Ranrahirca District

District in Ancash, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ranrahirca District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]

Country Peru
FoundedOctober 15, 1941
Elevation
2,475 m (8,120 ft)
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Ranrahirca
Ranrahirka
Interactive map of Ranrahirca
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceYungay
FoundedOctober 15, 1941
CapitalRanrahirca
Area
  Total
22.89 km2 (8.84 sq mi)
Elevation
2,475 m (8,120 ft)
Population
  Total
3,291
  Density143.8/km2 (372.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (52.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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