Locroja District

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| map_caption = Location of Lacroja in the Churcampa Province

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Huancavelica

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Churcampa

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| established_title = Founded

| established_date = {{start date and age|1875|01|21}}

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Locroja

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = German Quispe Yangali

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| area_total_km2 = 76.76

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| elevation_m = 3379

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| population_total = 4930

| population_as_of = 2005 census

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Locroja District is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province 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

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Q'asa at approximately {{convert|4400|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)

Allquchayuq
Awqapa Tiyana
Ichhu Urqu
Llaqta Pata
Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.57% 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: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

References

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Category:Districts of the Churcampa province

Category:Districts of the Department of Huancavelica