Laraos District
Laraos District is one of thirty-three districts of the province Yauyos in the Lima Region in Peru.
Laraos
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View of the town of Laraos | |
| Coordinates: 12.3468°S 75.7856°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Yauyos |
| Capital | Laraos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albin Laureano Brañez Huallullo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 403.76 km2 (155.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,563 m (11,690 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 546 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 151018 |
Elderly people in Laraos still speak an archaic Quechua dialect. As no more children speak the language, it is in imminent danger of extinction.
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