Sarhua District

District in Ayacucho, Peru

Sarhua Sarwa
District
Sarhua city
Location of Sarhua in the Víctor Fajardo province
Coordinates: 13°40′S 74°19′W / 13.667°S 74.317°W / -13.667; -74.317
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Víctor Fajardo
Founded	November 14, 1910
Capital	Sarhua
Subdivisions	20 populated centers
Government
• Mayor	Rómulo Carhuapoma Huamaní (2007-2010)
Area
• Total	524.94 km² (202.68 sq mi)
Elevation	2,982 m (9,783 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	5,081
• Density	9.7/km² (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	munisarhua.gob.pe

Sarhua is a district in the western Víctor Fajardo Province in Ayacucho, Peru. It is bordered by Vilcanchos District on the west, Totos District (Cangallo Province) on the north, Huamanquiquia District on the east, and Santiago de Lucanamarca District (Huanca Sancos Province) on the south.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[1]

Chunta
Hamp'atuyuq
Huch'uy Pirwalla
Llallawi
Millka
Paqariq Qaqa
Puka Mach'ay
Puywanniyuq
Phiruru
Qarwa Pata
Qucha Urqu
Quchayuq Urqu
Tullpa Rumi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (98.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Qachwa dance
Apu urqu
Sarhua roads

References

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Víctor Fajardo Province
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sarhua District.

(in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Sarhua
(in Spanish) Sarhua Arte y decoración contemporáneo hecho a mano.
(in Spanish) Comunidad de Sarhua Actualidad del Pueblo de Sarhua
(in Spanish) Sarhua - Víctor Fajardo Ayacucho Acerca de la cultura de Sarhua y Ayacucho
(in Spanish) Artesanos de Sarhua