Lucre District, Quispicanchi

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The Lucre District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 9295 on January 17, 1941, its capital is the town of Lucre.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qusqu Qhawarina at 4145 m. Other mountains are listed below: • Ch'illka Muqu • Chiwakuyuq • Ch'aki Qucha • Kampanayuq • Kumpayuq • Kuntur Sayana • Luychu • Patu Qucha • Puka Q'asa • Quri Qalla • Quriwayrachina • Saywa • Sinchi Q'umirniyuq • Suysunayuq • Tarachayuq • Tuqtu Wampa • Yuthu Pallana

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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