Sañayca District
| Sañayca | |
|---|---|
| District | |
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| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | November 14, 1944 |
| Capital | Sañayca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Cortez Terrazas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 448.91 km2 (173.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,370 m (11,060 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,354 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030412 |
Sañayca District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes 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 (84.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 14°12′33″S 73°21′43″W / 14.20917°S 73.36194°W