Cañaris
Country Peru
RegionLambayeque
ProvinceFerreñafe
FoundedFebruary 17, 1951
CapitalCañaris
Government
  MayorAntonio Ventura Lizana
Area
  Total284.88 km2 (109.99 sq mi)
Elevation
2,421 m (7,943 ft)
Population
  Total12,691
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO140202

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

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

6°02′48″S 79°16′06″W / 6.0468°S 79.2684°W / -6.0468; -79.2684

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.