Masin | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huari |
Founded | February 2, 1956 |
Capital | Masin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pablo Malvaceda Ortega |
Area | |
• Total | 75.33 km2 (29.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,550 m (8,370 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,024 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021009 |
Masin District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]