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Sara Sara District

Sara Sara
District
Sara Sara, the highest mountain of the district
Sara Sara, the highest mountain of the district
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Paucar del Sara Sara
Founded January 2, 1985
Capital Quilcata
Government
 • Mayor Pedro José Rivera Vizcardo
Area
 • Total 79.58 km2 (30.73 sq mi)
Elevation 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 791
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050810

Sara Sara District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Reinhard, Johan (2005). The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. ISBN .


Coordinates: 15°14′42″S 73°27′19″W / 15.2449°S 73.4553°W / -15.2449; -73.4553


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