Lamay District

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Lamay
District
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 PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080403

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

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).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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