Lajas District
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| Country |  Peru |
| 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
[edit]References
[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.
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| Cajabamba | |
| Cajamarca | |
| Celendín | |
| Chota | |
| Contumazá | |
| Cutervo | |
| Hualgayoc | |
| Jaén | |
| San Ignacio | |
| San Marcos | |
| San Miguel | |
| San Pablo | |
| Santa Cruz | |
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