Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]
Lares | |
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.jpg) A lake at the Lares trek | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Calca |
| Capital | Lares |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cirilo Huamanquispe Huancahuire |
| Area | |
| • Total | 527.26 km2 (203.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,150 m (10,330 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,251 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080404 |
Geography
editThe Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at 5,818 m (19,088 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (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 Calca Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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