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District in Arequipa, Peru
Sayla
District
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceLa Unión
CapitalSayla
Government
 • MayorFelix Santos Davalos Davalos
Area
 • Total66.55 km (25.70 sq mi)
Elevation3,534 m (11,594 ft)
Population
 • Total502
 • Density7.5/km (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040808

Sayla District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.

Ethnic groups

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).

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)
Arequipa
Camaná
Caravelí
Castilla
Caylloma
Condesuyos
Islay
La Unión


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