Nicasio District
Nicasio District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Nicasio | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Nicasio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfredo Salas Olgado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.35 km2 (51.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,850 m (12,630 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,864 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210704 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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