Ayna District
Ayna | |
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 Interactive map of Ayna | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | La Mar |
| Founded | January 17, 1945 |
| Capital | San Francisco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Claudio Urbano Mendez |
| Area | |
• Total | 265.73 km2 (102.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,457 |
| • Density | 31.83/km2 (82.43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050503 |
Ayna District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2] The population is about 900.
References
[edit]- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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