Layo
Layu | |
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![The train the Belmond Andean Explorer[1] at La Raya Station with market stalls and the mountain Chimpulla in the background, Layo District-Santa Rosa District](view_image.php?q=Layo_District&sq=&lang=&file=File:Vista_Panor%C3%A1mica_del_distrito_de_Layo.jpg) The train the Belmond Andean Explorer[1] 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 |  Peru |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 6,822 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080505 |
Layo District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. The seat of the Layo District is the village Layo.