Cayara
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedJanuary 9, 1960
CapitalCayara
Government
  MayorLuciano Pariona Ore
Area
  Total69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi)
Elevation
3,164 m (10,381 ft)
Population
  Total1,423
  Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051006

Cayara District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (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]


See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  3. FORMER ARMY TROOPS SENTENCED FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE CAYARA MASSACRE. Peru Support Group. 12 August 2003.

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