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Sañayca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Sañayca
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Aymaraes
Founded	November 14, 1944
Capital	Sañayca
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Cortez Terrazas
Area
• Total	448.91 km2 (173.33 sq mi)
Elevation	3,370 m (11,060 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,354
• Density	3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030412

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Wamanwiri at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 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 (84.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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