Sara Sara District

Sara Sara
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

  1. ↑ (in 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)

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 / -15.2449; -73.4553

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