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Santiago de Lucanamarca District

District in Ayacucho, Peru

Santiago de Lucanamarca Lukana Marka
District
Location of Santiago de Lucanamarca in the Huanca Sancos Province
Coordinates: 13°47′38″S 74°22′33″W / 13.79389°S 74.37583°W / -13.79389; -74.37583
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huanca Sancos
Founded	January 29, 1965
Capital	Santiago de Lucanamarca
Government
• Mayor	Juan Quispe Huamanculi
Area
• Total	658.26 km² (254.16 sq mi)
Elevation	3,489 m (11,447 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	3,310
• Density	5.0/km² (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050304

Santiago de Lucanamarca District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Parya at 4,862 m (15,951 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Allqa Wasi
Ankapa Tiyanan
Anta Sillu
Aya Mach'ay
Champiyuq
Chawpi Urqu
Chuqllu
Ch'ulla Qiñwa
Hamp'atuyuq
Hatun Qiñwa
Hatun Saywa
Hatun Waraqu
Illa Wasi
Inti Watana
Kuntur Qaqa
Kuntur Wachanqa
Millpuq Urqu
Minasniyuq Urqu
Pampa Mach'ay
Paqu Urqu
Pirwalla
Puka Urqu
Punta Rumi
Qaqapa Wasi
Qiwlla Qucha
Saya Mach'ay
Tipi Kancha
Tunsu
T'akra Pata
Uqi Chaka
Uqi Chaka Urqu
Urqu Kancha
Wansu
Waraqu
Waraquyuq
Waylla Urqu
Wayta Pata
Wisk'acha Rumi
Wisk'achayuq
Yana Uqsha
Yana Urqu
Yana Waqra
Yuraq Mach'ay
Yuraq Urqu

The largest lake of the district is Qalla Qucha on the border with the Sancos District.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.38% 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 Huancasancos Province (Ayacucho 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)