Sara Sara | |
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: | Paucar del Sara Sara |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | January 2, 1985 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Quilcata |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Pedro José Rivera Vizcardo |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 79.58 |
Elevation M: | 3300 |
Population Total: | 791 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 050810 |
Sara Sara District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara 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 (55.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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