Sara Sara District
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 | PET (UTC-5) |
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
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe 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.
Coordinates: 15°14′42″S 73°27′19″W / 15.2449°S 73.4553°W
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