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Ayna District

Coordinates: 12°37′06″S 73°48′28″W / 12.6183°S 73.8078°W / -12.6183; -73.8078
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Ayna
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLa Mar
FoundedJanuary 17, 1945
CapitalSan Francisco
Government
 • MayorEduardo Claudio Urbano Mendez
Area
 • Total
265.73 km2 (102.60 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 • Total
8,457
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050503

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

Ethnic groups

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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

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  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°37′06″S 73°48′28″W / 12.6183°S 73.8078°W / -12.6183; -73.8078