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Lucanamarca

Santiago de Lucanamarca
Lukanamarka
District
Location of Santiago de Lucanamarca in the Huanca Sancos province
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; -74.37583Coordinates: 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 PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050304

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

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).



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