Sara Sara District
Sara Sara District | |
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The Sara Sara district is located in the southwest of the Páucar del Sara Sara province (marked in red) |
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Basic data | |
Country | Peru |
region | Ayacucho |
province | Páucar del Sara Sara |
Seat | Quilcata |
surface | 85 km² |
Residents | 537 (2017) |
density | 6.3 inhabitants per km² |
founding | 2nd January 1985 |
ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA |
politics | |
Alcalde District | José Raúl Coronado Polanco (2019-2022) |
Political party | Movimiento Regional Gana Ayacucho |
Coordinates: 15 ° 14 ′ 43 " S , 73 ° 27 ′ 10" W
The Sara Sara district is located in the Páucar del Sara Sara province in the Ayacucho region in south-central Peru . The district was established on January 2, 1985. It has an area of 85 km². The 2017 census counted 537 residents. In 1993 the population was 836, in 2007 it was 800. The district administration is located in the 3300 m high village of Quilcata with 486 inhabitants (as of 2017). Quilcata is 12 km west-northwest of the provincial capital Pausa .
Geographical location
The Sara Sara district is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the southwest of the Páucar del Sara Sara province. It is located on the northern flank of the 5505 m high eponymous volcano Sarasara (also Sara Sara). The Río Pararca flows east along the northern district boundary.
The Sara Sara district borders in the southwest on the Puyusca district ( Parinacochas province ), in the far northwest on the Lampa , in the north on the Pararca district and in the east and southeast on the Pausa district .
Localities
In addition to the main town, there are the following larger towns in the district:
- Acoquipa
Web links
- Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú