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Lampa District, Lampa

Lampa
District
Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Capital Lampa
Government
 • Mayor Ciriaco Isidro Diaz Arestegui
Area
 • Total 675.82 km2 (260.94 sq mi)
Elevation 3,892 m (12,769 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 11,202
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210701

Lampa District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 15°21′48″S 70°21′58″W / 15.36333°S 70.36611°W / -15.36333; -70.36611


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