Demographics
According to the 2007 Peruvian Census, the Metropolitan Area of Huaraz has a population of 119,447. After the earthquake that the city suffered in 1970, a fifty percent of people in the city died, in spite of that, the city was rebuilt and generated a migration wave, especially from rural areas in the region. Finally during the decade of the 1990s, the Pierina gold mine was established in the region, encouraging people from other parts of the country to settle in the city.
The official language in the city is Spanish. It is spoken for the majority of Huaraz citizens. On the other hand a minority of people speaks Quechua, it in rural areas has more predominance.
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