Llusco District

Llusco District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]

Llusco Llusk'u
District
Footbridge across Qañawimayu (or Santo Tomás River) in Qullpatumayku, Llusco District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Chumbivilcas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Llusco
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Rimache Huamani
Area
• Total	315.42 km^2 (121.78 sq mi)
Elevation	3,525 m (11,565 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,325
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080706

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qillwa Sirk'a at 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Payrumani
• Puka Marka
• Runa Runa
• Urquni
• Yana P'unqu
• Yuraq Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.27% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Qañawimayu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)