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Sañayca District

Coordinates: 14°12′33″S 73°21′43″W / 14.20917°S 73.36194°W / -14.20917; -73.36194
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Sañayca
Map
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
FoundedNovember 14, 1944
CapitalSañayca
Government
 • MayorIvan Cortez Terrazas
Area
 • Total
448.91 km2 (173.33 sq mi)
Elevation
3,370 m (11,060 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,354
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030412

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

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Template:Districts of Aymaraes Province

14°12′33″S 73°21′43″W / 14.20917°S 73.36194°W / -14.20917; -73.36194