| Soras | |
| 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: | 28 populated places |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | January 2, 1857 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Soras |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 357.97 |
| Elevation M: | 3462 |
| Population Total: | 1326 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 050911 |
Soras is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Soras district was the location of one of the largest massacres by the Shining Path terrorist group, which took place on 16 July 1982. In total, 117 people were murdered.[1]
The population of Soras (2005 census) is 1,326 people, 639 men and 687 women.[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (64.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
The populated places in the district are:[2]