Santiago de Paucaray District

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

Santiago de Paucaray
Location of Santiago de Paucaray in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
FoundedMay 21, 1962
CapitalSantiago de Paucaray
Subdivisions12 populated places
Area
  Total62.65 km2 (24.19 sq mi)
Elevation
3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total1,030
  Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Population

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

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).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

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

  1. INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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