Cayara District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Cayara | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Víctor Fajardo |
| Founded | January 9, 1960 |
| Capital | Cayara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luciano Pariona Ore |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,164 m (10,381 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,423 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 051006 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
History
editIn 1988, during Peru's internal conflict, the military killed 39 residents of the district in the Cayara massacre.[3]
See also
editReferences
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)
- ^ FORMER ARMY TROOPS SENTENCED FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE CAYARA MASSACRE. Peru Support Group. 12 August 2003.
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