Saurama | |
Native Name: | Sawrama |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilcas Huamán |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | February 19, 1986 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Saurama |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 95.15 |
Elevation M: | 3540 |
Population Total: | 1703 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 051107 |
Saurama District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán 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 (96.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]