Santiago de Lucanamarca District explained

Santiago de Lucanamarca
Native Name:Lukana Marka
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-13.7939°N -74.3758°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huanca Sancos
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 29, 1965
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Santiago de Lucanamarca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Quispe Huamanculi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:658.26
Elevation M:3489
Population Total:3310
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050304

Santiago de Lucanamarca District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Parya at 4862m (15,951feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

The largest lake of the district is Qalla Qucha on the border with the Sancos District.

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).[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancasancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe