Sarhua Sarwa
District
Sarhua city
Location of Sarhua in the Víctor Fajardo province
Coordinates: 13°40′S 74°19′W / 13.667°S 74.317°W / -13.667; -74.317
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	UTC-5 ( PET)
Website	munisarhua.gob.pe

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.

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[1]

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). ^[2]

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  Qachwa dance
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  Apu urqu
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  Sarhua roads

• Pukara

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sarhua District.

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

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