Langui District

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Langui
District
Location of Langui in the Canas province
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Capital Langui
Government
  Mayor Dimas Braulio Esquivel Caballero (2007)
Area
  Total 187.1 km2 (72.2 sq mi)
Elevation 3,969 m (13,022 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,032
  Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080504

Langui District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Langui.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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