Cayara District

Cayara
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Víctor Fajardo
Founded January 9, 1960
Capital Cayara
Government
 • Mayor Luciano Pariona Ore
Area
 • Total 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi)
Elevation 3,164 m (10,381 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,423
 • Density 21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051006

Cayara District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (88.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°47′46″S 73°59′27″W / 13.7962°S 73.9908°W / -13.7962; -73.9908

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