Langui District

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.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

  • Anta Qalla
  • Ch'uwaña
  • Llallawi
  • Lluqu
  • Palumani
  • Pirwa
  • Sawil Chunta
  • Yawri Kunka

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).[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 14°25′57″S 71°16′22″W / 14.4326°S 71.2727°W / -14.4326; -71.2727

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