Lircay is a town in Central

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, capital of the province Angaraes in the region

Huancavelica Huancavelica () or Wankawillka in Quechua is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the department of Huancavelica and according to the 2017 census had a population of 49,570 people. The city was established on August 5, 1572 by the Viceroy ...

. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática
Banco de Información Digital
, Retrieved June 10, 2008 It is located at an

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of 3,278 m. The town had a population according to the 2007 census of 6,563 people. Most of the people of the town belong to the

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race.

Climate

Transportation

The city is connected to the city of

by a 2-lane road that was paved in 2016.

Education

The town is home of a local university; the ''Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino'', and has a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica. There are a local technical institute; the ''Instituto Tecnologico Lircay''.

Health

Lircay has a clinic, ''Centro de Salud'', that serves the city and the towns nearby.

References

Populated places in the Department of Huancavelica {{Huancavelica-geo-stub