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

Population The population of Paico (2005 census) is 978 people, 507 men and 471 women.INEI

Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Administrative division The populated places in the district are: Paico Sihui Santa Cruz de Ccarmencca Charamarca Pallccapampa (Ccalluri) Layrata Anchani Ccochapata Ccasahuasi Analayocc Santarccocha

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