Cañaris | |
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| Country | 
Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Province | Ferreñafe |
| Founded | February 17, 1951 |
| Capital | Cañaris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Ventura Lizana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.88 km2 (109.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,421 m (7,943 ft) |
| Population (
2005 census) | |
| • Total | 12,691 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
| UBIGEO | 140202 |
Cañaris District (Kañaris in Quechua) is one of six districts of the province Ferreñafe in Peru. [1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua or Cañari descendants of mitimaes. Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (63.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Chiclayo | |
| Ferreñafe | |
| Lambayeque | |
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Cañaris | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Province | Ferreñafe |
| Founded | February 17, 1951 |
| Capital | Cañaris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Ventura Lizana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.88 km2 (109.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,421 m (7,943 ft) |
| Population (
2005 census) | |
| • Total | 12,691 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
| UBIGEO | 140202 |
Cañaris District (Kañaris in Quechua) is one of six districts of the province Ferreñafe in Peru. [1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua or Cañari descendants of mitimaes. Quechua Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (63.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Chiclayo | |
| Ferreñafe | |
| Lambayeque | |
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| This Lambayeque Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |