Lampa District, Lampa

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Lampa
Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
CapitalLampa
Government
 • MayorCiriaco Isidro Diaz Arestegui
Area
 • Total675.82 km2 (260.94 sq mi)
Elevation
3,892 m (12,769 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total11,206
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210701

Lampa District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[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 (74.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.32% 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°21′48″S 70°21′58″W / 15.36333°S 70.36611°W / -15.36333; -70.36611

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