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Lamay District

Lamay District

District in Cusco, Peru

Lamay District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]

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Town square in Lamay Peru

Geography

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

  • Ch'aki Pukyu
  • Hatun Parqu
  • Hatun Suyu Q'asa
  • Misti Urqu
  • Pantilla Qullqa
  • Paqu Q'asa
  • Pintas Wayq'u
  • Phalchayuq
  • Quri Mit'ay
  • Q'umir
  • Silla Q'asa
  • Suntur
  • Suraqucha
  • Wiraqucha Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. [3]
    inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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