Ayacucho (Spanish pronunciation: [aʝaˈkutʃo] ^ⓘ), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825,^[1][2] is a department and 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 in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru.

A referendum was held on 30 October 2005, in order to decide whether the department would merge with the departments of Ica and Huancavelica to form the new Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica Region, as part of the decentralization process in Peru. The proposal failed and no merger was carried out.^{[citation needed]}

The department is divided into 11 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 111 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

• The Andes go across the Ayacucho Region
• Statue of Antonio José de Sucre and obelisk near Kinwa, commemorating the Battle of Ayacucho.
• Hot springs in the region of Ayacucho.
• Obelisk near Kinwa, commemorating the Battle of Ayacucho.
• Church of Ayacucho