Lajas District

Lajas
Map
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceChota
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalLajas
Government
 • MayorJosé Eduard Alarcón Bustamante
Area
 • Total120.73 km2 (46.61 sq mi)
Elevation
2,134 m (7,001 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total11,093
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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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.