Cayara District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
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Cayara District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Cayara | |
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 Interactive map of Cayara | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Víctor Fajardo |
| Founded | January 9, 1960 |
| Capital | Cayara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luciano Pariona Ore |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,164 m (10,381 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,423 |
| • Density | 20.55/km2 (53.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 051006 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
History
In 1988, during Peru's internal conflict, the military killed 39 residents of the district in the Cayara massacre.[3]
