Cañaris District

Cañaris District (Kañaris in Quechua) is one of six districts of the province Ferreñafe in Peru.[1]

Cañaris
District
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
 (2005 census)
 • Total12,691
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO140202

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]

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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)

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