Sacsamarca | |
Native Name: | Saqsa Marka |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Huanca Sancos |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 11, 1961 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Sacsamarca |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Edgar Raul Olivares Yanqui |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 673.03 |
Elevation M: | 3470 |
Population Total: | 2118 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 050303 |
Sacsamarca District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Wank'a Saywa at approximately 4600m (15,100feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]