Lamay District

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

Lamay
District
The Willkapampa valley of the Lamay District as seen from the archaeological site of Huch'uy Qusqu
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
FoundedJanuary 3, 1952
CapitalLamay
Government
 • MayorGuido Alvarez Chavez
Area
 • Total94.22 km2 (36.38 sq mi)
Elevation
2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,633
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080403

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

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