Santa Lucía District, Lampa
Santa Lucía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Santa Lucía | |
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Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
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 |
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Allqamarini
- Anka Wachana
- Awallani
- Hatun Q'asa
- Iru Parki
- Jayu Laqhi
- Jichu Qullu
- Kuntur Puñuna
- Kuntur Uma
- Kuntur Umaña
- Kunturini
- Lluqu
- Mamañawi
- Pirwani
- Puka Punchu
- Puka Salla
- Pukara
- Putusillu
- Phisqa Tira
- Qaqinkurani
- Qina Qutu
- Q'atawini
- Q'iru Pata
- Q'iwiri
- Silla Pata
- Tarujani
- Tisña Quta
- T'ula Uqhu
- Uturunqani
- Wankara
- Wanqarani
- Wiqu Qullu
- Yana Qaqa
- Yanawara
- Yaritani
- Yuraq Qaqa
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
- (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 Lampa Province (Puno Region)
- 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)
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