Santa Lucía District, Lampa
Santa Lucía | |
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.jpg) Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Founded | April 17, 1936 |
| Capital | Santa Lucía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvador Alejo Tunco |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,595.67 km2 (616.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,025 m (13,205 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,130 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210709 |
Santa Lucía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Anka Wachana
- Awallani
- Jayu Laqhi
- Kuntur Puñuna
- Kuntur Uma
- Kunturini
- Mamañawi
- Puka Punchu
- Pukara
- Phisqa Tira
- Q'atawini
- Uturunqani
- Wankara
- Wanqarani
- Yanawara
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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