Layo_District

Layo District

Layo District

District in Cusco, Peru

Layo District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. The seat of the Layo District is the village Layo.

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Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

Sources

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    Belmont
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    Belmont
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    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
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    inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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