Sarhua District

Sarhua Sarwa
District
Sarhua city
Location of Sarhua in the Víctor Fajardo province Location of Sarhua in the Víctor Fajardo province
Coordinates:
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Víctor Fajardo
Founded	November 14, 1910
Capital	Sarhua
Subdivisions	20 populated centers
Government
• Mayor	Rómulo Carhuapoma Huamaní (2007-2010)
Area
• Total	524.94 km2 (202.68 sq mi)
Elevation	2,982 m (9,783 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	5,081
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
Website	munisarhua.gob.pe

Sarhua is a district in the western Víctor Fajardo Province in 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:

• 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).

• Qachua.jpg

  Qachwa dance

• Apu urqu.jpg

  Apu urqu

• Calles de sarhua.jpg

  Sarhua roads

See also

• Pukara

External links

• (Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Sarhua
• (Spanish) Sarhua Arte y decoración contemporáneo hecho a mano.
• (Spanish) Comunidad de Sarhua Actualidad del Pueblo de Sarhua
• (Spanish) Sarhua - Víctor Fajardo Ayacucho Acerca de la cultura de Sarhua y Ayacucho
• (Spanish) Artesanos de Sarhua