Lajas | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cajamarca |
Province | Chota |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Lajas |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Eduard Alarcón Bustamante |
Area | |
• Total | 120.73 km2 (46.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,134 m (7,001 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 11,093 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 060410 |
Lajas District is one of nineteen districts of the province Chota in Peru.[1] The main provincial town is Lajas, home to an estimated 4,000 people. There is a significant population of Spanish ancestry. The town carnivals are celebrated in July.
See also
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[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.