- Ayacucho Region
Peru region
name = Ayacucho
imagesize = 75px
image_caption = Regional logo
president = Omar Quesada Martínez
capital =Ayacucho
largest =Ayacucho
area = 43,814.8
pop = 619 522
elevation = 2746
density = 12.6
provinces = 11 provinces and 111 districts
lowest = 1800 m (Otoca )
highest = 3645 m (Chalcos )
areacode = 66
lat = 12º7'7" S to N/A
long = 74º23'5" to 75º8'16" W
resources = Potatoes, wheat, olluco, barley, sheep and handicrafts.
poverty = 72.5%
GDPshare = 0.65%
website = [http://www.regionayacucho.gob.pe www.regionayacucho.gob.pe]
iso = AYA
ubigeo = 05Ayacucho is a region of
Peru , located in the south-centralAndes of the country. Its capital is the city ofAyacucho . The region was one of the hardest hit byterrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged byShining Path known as theinternal conflict in Peru .A
referendum was held onOctober 30 ,2005 to decide whether the region would merge with the regions of Ica and Huancavelica to form the new Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica Region, as part of thedecentralization process in Peru . The bill failed and Ayacucho remained an independent region.Political division
The region is divided into 11 provinces (Spanish: "provincias", singular: "provincia"), which are composed of 111 districts ("distritos", singular: "distrito").
Provinces
The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
# Cangallo (
Cangallo )
# Huamanga (Ayacucho )
# Huanca Sancos (Huanca Sancos )
# Huanta (Huanta )
# La Mar (San Miguel)
# Lucanas (Puquio )
# Parinacochas (Coracora )
# Paucar del Sara Sara (Pausa)
# Sucre (Querobamba )
# Víctor Fajardo (Huancapi )
# Vilcas Huamán (Vilcas Huamán )External links
* [http://www.regionayacucho.gob.pe Ayacucho Regional Government official website]
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