Langui District

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Langui
Location of Langui in the Canas province
Location of Langui in the Canas province
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanas
CapitalLangui
Government
 • MayorDimas Braulio Esquivel Caballero (2007)
Area
 • Total187.1 km2 (72.2 sq mi)
Elevation
3,969 m (13,022 ft)
Population
 • Total3,032
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080504

Langui District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Langui.

Geography[edit]

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

  • Anta Qalla
  • Ch'uwaña
  • Llallawi
  • Lluqu
  • Palumani
  • Pirwa
  • Sawil Chunta
  • Yawri Kunka

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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