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Santiago de Paucaray District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
May 21, 1962

Subdivisions
  
12 populated places

Elevation
  
3,229 m

Province
  
Sucre Province

Region
  
Ayacucho

Capital
  
Santiago de Paucaray

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
62.65 kmĀ²

Santiago de Paucaray District

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

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Population

The population of Santiago de Paucaray (2005 census) is 1,030 people, 495 men and 535 women.

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).

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:

  • Santiago de Paucaray
  • Autama
  • Chaquiccocha
  • pampa Estancia
  • Ccallhuaniso
  • Ccotani
  • Atihuara
  • Matara
  • Santa Rosa de Ccara Ccara
  • Chullhua
  • Hauytarumi
  • Parhuanca
  • References

    Santiago de Paucaray District Wikipedia