Lamay District

Lamay
District
The Willkapampa valley of the Lamay District as seen from the archaeological site of Huch'uy Qusqu
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Calca
Founded	January 3, 1952
Capital	Lamay
Government
•  Mayor	Guido Alvarez Chavez
Area
• Total	94.22 km2 (36.38 sq mi)
Elevation	2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,633
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080403

Town square in Lamay Peru

Lamay District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

Ch'aki Pukyu Hatun Parqu Hatun Suyu Q'asa Misti Urqu Pantilla Qullqa Paqu Q'asa Pintas Wayq'u

Phalchayuq Quri Mit'ay Q'umir Silla Q'asa Suntur Suraqucha Wiraqucha Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.05% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

See also

• Kimsaqucha

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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