Vilcas Huamán District

Vilcas Huamán
Willkawaman
District

Willkawaman ushnu.jpg

Usnu in Vilcas Huamán
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Vilcas Huamán
Founded February 1, 1944
Capital Vilcas Huamán
Area
  Total 216.89 km2 (83.74 sq mi)
Elevation 3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,406
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051101

Vilcas Huamán District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 13°39′15″S 73°57′27″W / 13.6541°S 73.9576°W / -13.6541; -73.9576

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