Santiago de Lucanamarca District
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Santiago de Lucanamarca Lukanamarka |
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Location of Santiago de Lucanamarca in the Huanca Sancos province Location of Santiago de Lucanamarca in the Huanca Sancos province |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huanca Sancos |
Founded | January 29, 1965 |
Capital | Santiago de Lucanamarca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Quispe Huamanculi |
Area | |
• Total | 658.26 km2 (254.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,489 m (11,447 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,310 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 050304 |
Santiago de Lucanamarca District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.38% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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