Lajas District

Lajas District is one of nineteen districts of the province Chota in . 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.
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Lajas District

Latitude
-6.5743° or 6° 34′ 28″ south
Longitude
-78.7275° or 78° 43′ 39″ west
Population
11,100
Elevation
2,367 metres (7,766 feet)
Open location code
6753C7GF+72
Geo­Names ID
8351324
Wiki­data ID
Q6474269
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Urdu—“Lajas District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Lajas jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Cebuano: Lajas (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Lajas
  • Chinese: 拉哈斯區
  • Georgian: ლახასის რაიონი
  • German: Distrikt Lajas
  • Italian: Distretto di Lajas
  • Portuguese: Lajas
  • Quechua: Lajas distritu
  • Quechua: Laqha distritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de Lajas
  • Urdu: لاخاس ضلع

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