Sivia District

Sivia
District

Sivia
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Founded November 6, 1992
Capital Sivia
Government
 • Mayor Alejandro Gutierrez Escajadillo
Area
 • Total 723.39 km2 (279.30 sq mi)
Elevation 551 m (1,808 ft)
Population (2007 census)
 • Total 11,956
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050407
Website desa.inei.gob.pe

Sivia District is located in the province of Huanta in Ayacucho Region in Peru. The district was created by "legislative decree" 25845 on November 6, 1992. Its capital, Sivia, is located at an altitude of 551 m. The district had a population of 11956 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, with an area of 723.39 km2 (279.30 sq mi).

Capital

Sivia is the capital of the district with a 2010 population of 6,000 inhabitants, according to INEI 2007 Census it had only 3,319 inhabitants, this growth is due to migration receives from the Andean part of the Ayacucho Region those in search of better opportunities for development have been established in the city of Sivia.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

References

  1. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°30′42″S 73°51′32″W / 12.5116°S 73.8588°W / -12.5116; -73.8588

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