Soras District

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Soras
District
Location of the district Soras in Sucre.svg
Location of Soras in the Sucre province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Soras
Subdivisions 28 populated places
Area
 • Total357.97 km2 (138.21 sq mi)
Elevation
3,462 m (11,358 ft)
Population
 • Total1,326
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050911

Soras is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

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History

Soras district was the location of one of the largest massacres by the Shining Path terrorist group, which took place on 16 July 1982. In total, 117 people were murdered. [1]

Population

The population of Soras (2005 census) is 1,326 people, 639 men and 687 women. [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 (64.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are: [2]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Soras, 34 años de la masacre terrorista que aún no tiene sentencia Archived 2021-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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