Official Name: | Lircay |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Huancavelica |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Angaraes |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Lircay |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -12.9897°N -74.7205°W |
Elevation M: | 3278 |
Lircay is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Angaraes in the region Huancavelica.[1] It is located at an altitude of 3,278 m.The town had a population according to the 2007 census of 6,563 people. Most of the people of the town belong to the native American race.
The city is connected to the city of Huancavelica by a 2-lane road that was paved in 2016.
The town is home of a local university; the Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino, and has a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica. There are a local technical institute; the Instituto Tecnologico Lircay.
Lircay has a clinic, Centro de Salud, that serves the city and the towns nearby.