Lucre District, Quispicanchi

Lucre
District
Rumiqullqa
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Quispicanchi
Founded	January 17, 1941
Capital	Lucre
Area
• Total	118.78 km2 (45.86 sq mi)
Elevation	3,086 m (10,125 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,040
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081208

The Lucre District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 9295 on January 17, 1941, its capital is the town of Lucre.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qusqu Qhawarina at 4,145 m (13,599 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[1]

• Ch'illka Muqu
• Chiwakuyuq
• Ch'aki Qucha
• Kampanayuq
• Kumpayuq
• Kuntur Sayana
• Luychu
• Patu Qucha
• Puka Q'asa
• Quri Qalla
• Quriwayrachina
• Saywa
• Sinchi Q'umirniyuq
• Suysunayuq
• Tarachayuq
• Tuqtu Wampa
• Yuthu Pallana

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[2]

See also

• Chuqi Pukyu
• Pikillaqta
• Rumiqullqa

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
2. 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)

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.

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