Llusco District

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

Llusco

Llusk'u
District
Footbridge across Qañawimayu (or Santo Tomás River) in Qullpatumayku, Llusco District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceChumbivilcas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalLlusco
Government
 • MayorJesús Rimache Huamani
Area
 • Total315.42 km2 (121.78 sq mi)
Elevation
3,525 m (11,565 ft)
Population
 • Total7,325
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080706

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]

  • Payrumani
  • Puka Marka
  • Runa Runa
  • Urquni
  • Yana P'unqu
  • Yuraq Urqu

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

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)

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