Llusco District

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Llusco
Llusk'u
District
Collpatomaico footbridge.jpg
Footbridge across Qañawimayu (or Santo Tomás River) in Qullpatumayku, Llusco District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Llusco
Government
 •  Mayor Jesús Rimache Huamani
Area
 • Total315.42 km2 (121.78 sq mi)
Elevation
3,525 m (11,565 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,325
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080706

Llusco District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qillwa Sirk'a at 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.27% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

See also

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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 Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°20′19″S72°06′54″W / 14.3386°S 72.1150°W / -14.3386; -72.1150

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