Lampa District, Lampa

Lampa
District

Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Capital Lampa
Government
  Mayor Ciriaco Isidro Diaz Arestegui
Area
  Total 675.82 km2 (260.94 sq mi)
Elevation 3,892 m (12,769 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 11,202
  Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210701

Lampa District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (74.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°21′48″S 70°21′58″W / 15.36333°S 70.36611°W / -15.36333; -70.36611

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