Santiago de Paucaray District explained

Santiago de Paucaray
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:Sucre
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
P1:12 populated places
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 21, 1962
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Santiago de Paucaray
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:62.65
Elevation M:3229
Population Total:1030
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050910

Santiago de Paucaray is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Santiago de Paucaray (2005 census) is 1,030 people, 495 men and 535 women.[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 (84.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

References

-14.6939°N -74.1241°W

Notes and References

  1. http://desa.inei.gob.pe/ INEI
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe