Vilcas Huamán Province

Vilcas Huamán
Province

Location of Vilcas Huamán in the Ayacucho Region
Country Peru
Region Ayacucho
Founded September 24, 1984
Capital Vilcashuamán
Government
  Mayor

José Luis

Delgado Palomino
(2007-10)
Area
  Total 1,178.16 km2 (454.89 sq mi)
Elevation 3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population
  Total 33,661
  Density 29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Website www.munivilcas.gob.pe

Vilcas Huamán Province is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

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Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 13°39′11″S 73°57′14″W / 13.65311°S 73.95396°W / -13.65311; -73.95396

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