Sara Sara District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
Sara Sara | |
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District | |
 Sara Sara, the highest mountain of the district | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Paucar del Sara Sara |
| Founded | January 2, 1985 |
| Capital | Quilcata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro José Rivera Vizcardo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.58 km2 (30.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 791 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050810 |
Sara Sara District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
Further reading
Reinhard, Johan (2005). The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. ISBN 0-7922-6838-5.
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