Lampa Province
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- For other uses of Lampa see Lampa (disambiguation)
| Lampa | ||
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| Province | ||
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| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Puno | |
| Capital | Lampa | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor |
Ciriaco Isidro Díaz Arestegui (2007-2010) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,991.73 km2 (2,313.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 3,892 m (12,769 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 48,239 | |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) | |
| UBIGEO | 2107 | |
| Website | www.munilampa.gob.pe | |
Lampa province is one of the constitutive provinces of Puno region in the Andean South American republic of Peru. It has an approximate population of 50,000. The capital is Lampa.[1]
Political division
The province has an area of 5,791.73 square kilometers (2,236.20 sq mi) and is split into ten districts.
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.37% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Lampa, Municipalidad Provincial de Lampa, Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- (Spanish) Official website
Coordinates: 15°25′S 70°35′W / 15.417°S 70.583°W
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