Langui District

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Langui
District
Location of the district Langui in Canas.svg
Location of Langui in the Canas province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Capital Langui
Government
 •  Mayor Dimas Braulio Esquivel Caballero (2007)
Area
 • Total
187.1 km2 (72.2 sq mi)
Elevation
3,969 m (13,022 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,032
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080504

Langui District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Langui.

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [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 (82.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°25′57″S71°16′22″W / 14.4326°S 71.2727°W / -14.4326; -71.2727


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