Llusco District

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 km2 (121.78 sq mi)
Elevation 3,525 m (11,565 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 7,325
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080706

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

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

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)

Coordinates: 14°20′19″S 72°06′54″W / 14.3386°S 72.1150°W / -14.3386; -72.1150

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