Layu District

Layu District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. The seat of the Layo District is the village Layo.

Layu
District
The train the Belmond Andean Explorer[2] at La Raya Station with market stalls and the mountain Chimpulla in the background, Layo District-Santa Rosa District
Location of Layo in the Canas province
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalLayo
Government
 • MayorDaniel Praxides Quispe Alanocca (2007)
Area
 • Total452.56 km2 (174.73 sq mi)
Elevation
3,978 m (13,051 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total6,822
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080505

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

Sources
  1. Belmont
  2. Belmont
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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