Sayla District
Sayla | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | La Unión |
Capital | Sayla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Felix Santos Davalos Davalos |
Area | |
• Total | 66.55 km2 (25.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,534 m (11,594 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 502 |
• Density | 7.5/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 040808 |
Sayla District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 15°19′09″S 73°13′21″W / 15.3193°S 73.2225°W
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