Tarica District

Tarica District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.[1]

Tarica
District
Tuqllarahu on the eastern border of the district
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huaraz
Founded	February 2, 1956
Capital	Tarica
Government
• Mayor	Fredy Hildo Chinchay Salazar
Area
• Total	110.28 km^2 (42.58 sq mi)
Elevation	2,802 m (9,193 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,500
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020112

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are Ranrapallqa, and Tuqllarahu. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Hatun Kunka
• Uqshapallqa
• Yanarahu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (68.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz Province (Ancash Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)