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Sacsamarca District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.[1]

Sacsamarca Saqsa Marka
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huanca Sancos
Founded	November 11, 1961
Capital	Sacsamarca
Government
• Mayor	Edgar Raul Olivares Yanqui
Area
• Total	673.03 km2 (259.86 sq mi)
Elevation	3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,118
• Density	3.1/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050303

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wank'a Saywa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[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 (94.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Kinwaqucha
• Q'illumayu
• Wamanilla

References

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