Santa Lucía District, Lampa

Santa Lucía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Santa Lucía
District
Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District
Flag
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Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedApril 17, 1936
CapitalSanta Lucía
Government
 • MayorSalvador Alejo Tunco
Area
 • Total1,595.67 km2 (616.09 sq mi)
Elevation
4,025 m (13,205 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,130
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210709

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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