Ayna District

Ayna District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]

Ayna
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLa Mar
FoundedJanuary 17, 1945
CapitalSan Francisco
Government
  MayorEduardo Claudio Urbano Mendez
Area
  Total265.73 km2 (102.60 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
  Total8,457
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050503

Ethnic groups

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

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

12.6183°S 73.8078°W / -12.6183; -73.8078

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