Lucma District, Mariscal Luzuriaga

Coordinates: 8°55′01″S 77°25′01″W / 8.917°S 77.417°W / -8.917; -77.417
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Lucma
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceMariscal Luzuriaga
FoundedMay 3, 1960
CapitalLucma
Government
 • MayorSenon Alejandro Garcia Antonio
Area
 • Total77.37 km2 (29.87 sq mi)
Elevation
3,083 m (10,115 ft)
Population
 • Total3,286
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021307

Lucma District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1]

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 (94.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.27% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

8°55′01″S 77°25′01″W / 8.917°S 77.417°W / -8.917; -77.417