Pariahuanca District, Huancayo

Pariahuanca (from Quechua Parya Wank'a) is one of twenty-eight districts of the Huancayo Province in Peru.

Geography
The Waytapallana mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Waytapallana at 5557 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Anchhi

• Lasu Tumi

• Millpu Q'asa

• Puka Qucha

• Pukara

• Puywan

• Qalla Q'asa

• Quchan Quchan

• Quchas

• Sura Qucha

• Suyt'u Kancha

• Talwis

• Tuqtu Q'asa

• Ullquyuq

• Utkhuyuq

• Warmi Qucha

• Wayanay

• Waytapallana (Aychana)

• Winsu

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 41.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).