Lucanas District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.[1]
Lucanas | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Lucanas |
| Capital | Lucanas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anibal Poma Sarmiento |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,205.78 km2 (465.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,375 m (11,073 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,189 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050611 |
Geography
editOne of the highest mountains of the district is Usqunta at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft) with an archaeological site of that name. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Allwisqa
- Anta Urqu
- Chakasqa
- Chawpi Pata
- Chuqi Phaqcha
- Ch'illwa
- Kunkachayuq
- Kunturillu
- Llama Wasi
- Misapata
- Misk'i Pukyu
- Puka Salla
- Punta Urqu
- Phiruru
- Phiruruyuq
- P'iti Qalla
- Qillwa Q'asa
- Qiñwa Q'asa
- Q'illu
- Saywa
- Suyt'u Urqu
- Waman Rasu
- Wamaniyuq
- Waqramarka
- Yana Allpa
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
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 maps of the Lucanas Province 2, Ayacucho 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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