Paras District

Paras District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest mountains of the district is Chiqllarasu at 5167 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Antap'iti

• Arpachayuq

• Asulqucha

• Ayapa Uman

• Ch'uspi

• Hatun Urqu

• Kawra Qaqa

• K'ichki

• Mach'ayniyuq

• Manchaylla

• Machu Uqhu

• Millpu

• Misapata

• Pirwaylla

• Puka Kunka

• Puka Urqu

• Phutunqu

• Qarampa

• Qarwa Q'asa

• Q'illu Q'asa

• Rit'ipata

• Ruphasqa

• Saywa

• Saywa Q'asa

• Suyuqucha

• Tampuchayuq

• Taruka Punta

• Waranwallqa

• Wisk'acha Urqu

• Yana Chaka

• Yanaqucha

• Yawarqucha

• Yawlillayuq

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).