Soraya District
Soraya District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes in Peru.[1]
Soraya | |
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| Country |  |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Soraya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oscar Onton Quillama |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.56 km2 (16.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,870 m (9,420 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 879 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030413 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- 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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| Abancay | |
| Andahuaylas | |
| Antabamba | |
| Aymaraes | |
| Chincheros | |
| Cotabambas | |
| Grau | |
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