Lajas District

Lajas District is one of nineteen districts of the province Chota in Peru.[1] The main provincial town is Lajas, home to an estimated 4,000 people. There is a significant population of Spanish ancestry. The town carnivals are celebrated in July.

Lajas
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceChota
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalLajas
Government
  MayorJosé Eduard Alarcón Bustamante
Area
  Total120.73 km2 (46.61 sq mi)
Elevation
2,134 m (7,001 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total11,093
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO060410

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