Sarhua District
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sarhua
| native_name = Sarwa
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Sarhua.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Sarhua city
| image_flag =
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| image_shield =
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| nickname =
| image_map = Provincia de fajardo.jpg
| mapsize = frameless
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Sarhua in the Víctor Fajardo province
| coordinates = {{coord|13|40|S|74|19|W|region:PE_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Ayacucho
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Víctor Fajardo
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 20 populated centers
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = November 14, 1910
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Sarhua
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Rómulo Carhuapoma Huamaní
(2007-2010)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 524.94
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 2982
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 5081
| population_as_of = 2005 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
| blank_name_sec1 = UBIGEO
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| website = [http://www.munisarhua.gob.pe munisarhua.gob.pe]
| footnotes =
}}
Sarhua is a district in the western Víctor Fajardo Province in Ayacucho, Peru. It is bordered by Vilcanchos District on the west, Totos District (Cangallo Province) on the north, Huamanquiquia District on the east, and Santiago de Lucanamarca District (Huanca Sancos Province) on the south.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Víctor Fajardo Province
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- Chunta
- Hamp'atuyuq
- Huch'uy Pirwalla
- Llallawi
- Millka
- Paqariq Qaqa
- Puka Mach'ay
- Puywanniyuq
- Phiruru
- Qarwa Pata
- Qucha Urqu
- Quchayuq Urqu
- Tullpa Rumi
}}
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (98.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=2013-01-27 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Image:Qachua.jpg|Qachwa dance
Image:Apu urqu.jpg|Apu urqu
Image:Calles de sarhua.jpg|Sarhua roads
See also
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.munisarhua.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Distrital de Sarhua]
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.sarhua.com Sarhua] Arte y decoración contemporáneo hecho a mano.
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.wayra70.blogspot.com Comunidad de Sarhua] Actualidad del Pueblo de Sarhua
- {{in lang|es}} [http://sarhuallaqta.blogspot.com Sarhua - Víctor Fajardo Ayacucho] Acerca de la cultura de Sarhua y Ayacucho
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.qellqasadaps.com/index.php Artesanos de Sarhua]
{{Districts of Víctor Fajardo Province}}
Category:Districts of the Department of Ayacucho
Category:Districts of the Víctor Fajardo province
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