Layo District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. The seat of the Layo District is the village Layo.
Layo
Layu | |
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District | |
The train the Belmond Andean Explorer[2] at La Raya Station with market stalls and the mountain Chimpulla in the background, Layo District-Santa Rosa District | |
Location of Layo in the Canas province | |
| Country | |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Canas |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Layo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Praxides Quispe Alanocca (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 452.56 km2 (174.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,978 m (13,051 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 6,822 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080505 |
The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas |
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| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar |
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| La Convención |
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| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo |
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| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba |
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