Sayla District
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | La Unión |
| Capital | Sayla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felix Santos Davalos Davalos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.55 km2 (25.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,534 m (11,594 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 502 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040808 |
Sayla District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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