Lampa | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Puno |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Lampa |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ciriaco Isidro Díaz Arestegui (2019-2022) |
Area Total Km2: | 5991.73 |
Elevation M: | 3892 |
Population Total: | 40856 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 2107 |
Website: | www.munilampa.gob.pe |
Lampa province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. Its population is about 40,856. The capital is Lampa.[1]
The Sillapaka mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2]
The province has an area of 5791.73km2 and is split into ten districts.
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent., Quechua was the first language of 74.56% of the population; Spanish of 24.84%; and Aymara of 0.37%.[3]