Langui District

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

Langui
Location of Langui in the Canas province
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanas
CapitalLangui
Government
  MayorDimas Braulio Esquivel Caballero (2007)
Area
  Total187.1 km2 (72.2 sq mi)
Elevation
3,969 m (13,022 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,032
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080504

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

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