Lamay District

Lamay
District
The Willkapampa valley of the Lamay District as seen from the archaeological site of Huch'uy Qusqu
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Calca
Founded January 3, 1952
Capital Lamay
Government
 • Mayor Guido Alvarez Chavez
Area
 • Total 94.22 km2 (36.38 sq mi)
Elevation 2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,633
 • Density 60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080403

Lamay District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Ch'aki Pukyu
  • Hatun Parqu
  • Hatun Suyu Q'asa
  • Misti Urqu
  • Pantilla Qullqa
  • Paqu Q'asa
  • Pintas Wayq'u
  • Phalchayuq
  • Quri Mit'ay
  • Q'umir
  • Silla Q'asa
  • Suntur
  • Suraqucha
  • Wiraqucha Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

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 of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°21′51″S 71°55′12″W / 13.3641°S 71.9200°W / -13.3641; -71.9200

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