Lares District
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| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Peru - Lares Trek 030 - coming upon another gorgeous alpine lake (7586170744).jpg
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| image_caption = A lake at the Lares trek
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| map_caption = Location of Lares in the Calca province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Cusco
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Calca
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| established_title = Founded
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| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Lares
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Cirilo Huamanquispe Huancahuire
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| area_total_km2 = 527.26
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 3150
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| population_total = 6251
| population_as_of = 2005 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
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Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at {{convert|5818|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=2013-01-27 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
See also
References
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{{Districts of Calca Province}}
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Category:Districts of the Calca province
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