Lircay, Peru
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|subdivision_name1 = Huancavelica
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|subdivision_name2 = Angaraes
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|subdivision_name3 = Lircay
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|leader_name = Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu
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Lircay is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Angaraes in the region Huancavelica.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Digital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}, Retrieved June 10, 2008 It is located at an altitude of 3,278 m.
The town had a population according to the 2007 census of 6,563 people. Most of the people of the town belong to the native American race.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
Climate
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|location = Lircay, elevation {{convert|3303|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)
|Jan high C = 19.3
|Feb high C = 18.8
|Mar high C = 19.0
|Apr high C = 20.0
|May high C = 20.7
|Jun high C = 20.4
|Jul high C = 20.3
|Aug high C = 20.7
|Sep high C = 21.0
|Oct high C = 21.0
|Nov high C = 21.7
|Dec high C = 20.1
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|Jan low C = 6.8
|Feb low C = 7.1
|Mar low C = 7.0
|Apr low C = 5.6
|May low C = 3.3
|Jun low C = 1.9
|Jul low C = 1.3
|Aug low C = 2.3
|Sep low C = 4.1
|Oct low C = 5.3
|Nov low C = 5.4
|Dec low C = 6.3
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|Jan precipitation mm = 142.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 147.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 114.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 54.1
|May precipitation mm = 24.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 10.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 14.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 16.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 29.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 51.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 53.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 103.4
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|source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones
| archive-date = 21 August 2023
| url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones
| title = Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020
| publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru
| access-date = 6 November 2023}}
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Transportation
The city is connected to the city of Huancavelica by a 2-lane road that was paved in 2016.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
Education
The town is home of a local university; the Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino, and has a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica. There are a local technical institute; the Instituto Tecnologico Lircay.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
Health
Lircay has a clinic, Centro de Salud, that serves the city and the towns nearby.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
References
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Category:Populated places in the Department of Huancavelica
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