Lampa District, Lampa
Lampa | |
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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
- ↑ (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)
Coordinates: 15°21′48″S 70°21′58″W / 15.36333°S 70.36611°W
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