Nikasyu District

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Nikasyu
District
Templo principal.jpg
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
FoundedMay 2, 1854
Capital Nikasyu
Government
 •  Mayor Wilfredo Salas Olgado
Area
 • Total134.35 km2 (51.87 sq mi)
Elevation
3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,864
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210704

Nikasyu District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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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. ↑ 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: 15°14′31″S70°15′54″W / 15.24194°S 70.26500°W / -15.24194; -70.26500

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