Ayacucho Region
Ayacucho is a 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 by terrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path.
A referendum will be held on October 30, 2005 to decide whether the region will merge with the current regions of Ica and Huancavelica to form the new Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica Region, as part of the decentralization process in Peru.
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| President | Omar Quesada Martínez | |
| Capital | Ayacucho | |
| Area | 43,814.8 km² | |
| Population - Total - Density | 619 522 (2005 Official census) 12.6/km² | |
| Subdivisions | 11 provinces and 109 districts | |
| Elevation - Lowest - Highest | 1800 m (Otoca) 3645 m (Chalcos) | |
| Latitude Longitude | 12º7'7" S to N/A 74º23'5" to 75º8'16" W | |
| Main resources | Potatoe, wheat, olluco, barley, sheep and handicrafts. | |
| Poverty rate | 72.5% | |
| Percentage of country's GDP | 0.65% | |
| Dialing code | 066 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AYA | |
| Official website: www.regionayacucho.gob.pe | ||
Political division
The region is divided into 11 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 12 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).
The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Cangallo (Cangallo)
- Huamanga (Ayacucho)
- Huanca Sancos (Sancos)
- Huanta (Huanta)
- La Mar (San Miguel)
- Lucanas (Puquío)
- Parinacochas (Coracora)
- Paucar del Sara Sara (Pausa)
- Sucre (Querobamba)
- Víctor Fajardo (Huancapí)
- Vilcas Huamán (Vilcas Huamán)
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| Political division of Peru |  |
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Amazonas | Ancash | Apurímac | Arequipa | Ayacucho | Cajamarca | Callao | Cusco | Huancavelica | Huánuco | Ica | Junín | La Libertad | Lambayeque | Lima | Loreto | Madre de Dios | Moquegua | Pasco | Piura | Puno | San Martín | Tacna | Tumbes | Ucayali | |
| The Lima Province is not part of any of the twenty-five regions. |
Categories
Regions of Peru