Lircay District
Lircay District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru.[1]
Lircay | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Angaraes |
| Capital | Lircay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 818.84 km2 (316.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,278 m (10,755 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,551 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090301 |
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Chuku at 5,058 m (16,594 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Arma
- Aya Pata Punta
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chimpa Urqu
- Chupa
- Chuqi
- Hapu Punta
- Hatun Rit'i
- Inkill Qaqa
- Iskay Siwi
- Iskayqucha
- Kuntur Wachana
- K'allapa Q'asa
- Misaqucha
- Machu Qaqa
- Parya
- Puka Q'asa
- Phutunqu
- Qiwllaqucha
- Qucha Q'asa
- Rayusqa
- Rit'i Parata
- Tampu Wayq'u
- Tawri Pachana
- Tiklla Urqu
- Titi Q'asa
- Tuqtu
- T'asta Pampa
- T'asta Q'asa
- T'uqu Pukyu
- Uqi Qullqa
- Urqu Wasi
- Wachulla
- Walla Q'asa
- Wayra Q'asa
- Wayta
- Willka Punta
- Wisk'achaniyuq
- Wiqu Sallana
- Yana Mach'ay
- Yana Rumi
- Yana Urqu
- Yana Ututu
- Yawrilla
- Yuraq Mach'ay
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Angaraes Province (Huancavelica Region)
- 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)
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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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