Lircay is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Angaraes in the region Huancavelica.

[1] It is located at an altitude 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 native American race.

[citation needed] The town is home of a local university; the Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino, and has a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica.

[citation needed] Lircay has a clinic, Centro de Salud, that serves the city and the towns nearby.