Quinua is a small town in the Ayacucho region of Peru, located in Quinua District within the province of Huamanga. It lies in Peru's central highland department of Ayacucho, about 37 kilometres (23 miles) from the city of Huamanga, also known as Ayacucho. The town sits at an altitude of roughly 3,300 metres (10,830 feet). It serves today as the administrative capital of the district of the same name.
Quinua is noted as the site of the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho, a decisive engagement in the South American wars of independence. This historical association is the town's principal claim to recognition.