| Cayara | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Víctor Fajardo |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | January 9, 1960 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Cayara |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Luciano Pariona Ore |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 69.25 |
| Elevation M: | 3164 |
| Population Total: | 1423 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 051006 |
Cayara District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
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]
In 1988, during Peru's internal conflict, the military killed 39 residents of the district in the Cayara massacre.[3]