Layo District

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Layo
Layu
District
The train "The Andean" at La Raya Station with market stalls and the mountain Chimpulla in the background, Layo District-Santa Rosa District
Location of Layo in the Canas province
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Layo
Government
 • Mayor Daniel Praxides Quispe Alanocca (2007)
Area
 • Total 452.56 km2 (174.73 sq mi)
Elevation 3,978 m (13,051 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 6,822
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080505

Layo District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. The seat of the Layo District is the village Layo.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

Sources

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


  • Districts of Cusco Region
  • Peru
Acomayo
Anta
Calca
Canas
Canchis
Chumbivilcas
Cusco
Espinar
La Convención
Paruro
Paucartambo
Quispicanchi
Urubamba

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