Santiago de Lucanamarca District
| Santiago de Lucanamarca Lukanamarka | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Santiago de Lucanamarca in the Huanca Sancos province | |
| Coordinates: 13°47′38″S 74°22′33″W / 13.79389°S 74.37583°WCoordinates: 13°47′38″S 74°22′33″W / 13.79389°S 74.37583°W | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huanca Sancos |
| Founded | January 29, 1965 |
| Capital | Santiago de Lucanamarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Quispe Huamanculi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 658.26 km2 (254.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,489 m (11,447 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,310 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 050304 |
Santiago de Lucanamarca District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.38% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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