Lircay District

Lircay District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Lircay
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
CapitalLircay
Government
 • MayorRaul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu
Area
 • Total818.84 km2 (316.16 sq mi)
Elevation
3,278 m (10,755 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total24,551
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090301

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
  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 Angaraes Province (Huancavelica 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)

12.9896°S 74.7205°W / -12.9896; -74.7205

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