Ayna District

Ayna
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Founded January 17, 1945
Capital San Francisco
Government
  Mayor Eduardo Claudio Urbano Mendez
Area
  Total 265.73 km2 (102.60 sq mi)
Elevation 610 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,457
  Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050503

Ayna District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar 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 (62.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]The Population is about 900.

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)