Soras District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soras | |
|---|---|
 Location of Soras in the Sucre province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Sucre |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Soras |
| Subdivisions | 28 populated places |
| Area | |
• Total | 357.97 km2 (138.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,462 m (11,358 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,326 |
| • Density | 3.704/km2 (9.594/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050911 |
Soras is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Soras district was the location of one of the largest massacres by the Shining Path terrorist group, which took place on 16 July 1982. In total, 117 people were murdered.[1]
Population
The population of Soras (2005 census) is 1,326 people, 639 men and 687 women.[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (64.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
.svg){kind=small}
