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Department of Ayacucho

Ayacucho Departamento de Ayacucho (Spanish) Ayakuchu suyu (Quechua)
Department
Sara Sara and Lake Parinacochas in front of it
Flag Seal
Location of the Department of Ayacucho in Peru
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	11 provinces and 111 districts
Largest city	Ayacucho
Capital	Ayacucho
Government
• Governor	Carlos Rua Carbajal (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	43,814.8 km2 (16,917.0 sq mi)
Elevation (Capital)	2,746 m (9,009 ft)
Highest elevation	5,505 m (18,061 ft)
Lowest elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	616,176
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
UBIGEO	05
Dialing code	066
ISO 3166 code	PE-AYA
Principal resources	Potatoes, wheat, olluco, barley, sheep and handicrafts.
Poverty rate	72.5%
Percentage of Peru's GDP	0.65%
Website	www.regionayacucho.gob.pe

Ayacucho (Spanish pronunciation: [aʝaˈkutʃo] ^ⓘ), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825,^[1][2] is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru.

Areferendum was held on 30 October 2005, in order to decide whether the department would merge with the departments of Ica and Huancavelica to form the new Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica Region, as part of the decentralization process in Peru. The proposal failed and no merger was carried out.^{[citation needed]}

Political division[edit]

The department is divided into 11 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 111 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

Provinces[edit]

The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

1. Cangallo (Cangallo)
2. Huamanga (Ayacucho)
3. Huanca Sancos (Huanca Sancos)
4. Huanta (Huanta)
5. La Mar (San Miguel)
6. Lucanas (Puquio)
7. Parinacochas (Coracora)
8. Paucar del Sara Sara (Pausa)
9. Sucre (Querobamba)
10. Víctor Fajardo (Huancapi)
11. Vilcas Huamán (Vilcas Huamán)

Demographics[edit]

Languages[edit]

According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (63.05%) followed by Spanish (36.57%). The Quechua variety spoken in Ayacucho is Chanka Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the department by province:^[3]

Gallery[edit]

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  The Andes go across the Ayacucho Region
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  Statue of Antonio José de Sucre and obelisk near Kinwa, commemorating the Battle of Ayacucho.
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  Hot springs in the region of Ayacucho.
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  Obelisk near Kinwa, commemorating the Battle of Ayacucho.
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  Church of Ayacucho

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External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayacucho Region.

• Ayacucho Regional Government official website

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