Lampa_Province

Lampa Province

Lampa Province

Province in Puno, Peru

For other uses, see Lampa (disambiguation).

Lampa province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. Its population is about 40,856. The capital is Lampa.[1]

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Geography

The Sillapaka mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2]

Political division

The province has an area of 5,791.73 square kilometers (2,236.20 sq mi) and is split into ten districts.

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. As of 2007, Quechua was the first language of 74.56% of the population; Spanish of 24.84%; and Aymara of 0.37%.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    (in Spanish) Municipalidad Provincial de Lampa, Municipalidad Provincial de Lampa, Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  2. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  3. [3]
    2007 Peru Census, inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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