Lamay District
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| The Willkapampa valley of the Lamay District as seen from the archaeological site of Huch'uy Qusqu The Willkapampa valley of the Lamay District as seen from the archaeological site of Huch'uy Qusqu | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Calca |
| Founded | January 3, 1952 |
| Capital | Lamay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guido Alvarez Chavez |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.22 km2 (36.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,633 |
| • Density | 59.79/km2 (154.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080403 |
Lamay District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
[edit | edit source]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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