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Pedro Vilca Apaza District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Peru.[1]

Pedro Vilca Apaza
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Founded	March 17, 1962
Capital	Ayrampuni
Government
• Mayor	Cecilio Maldonado
Area
• Total	565.81 km2 (218.46 sq mi)
Elevation	3,852 m (12,638 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	2,523
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211003

History

Pedro Vilca Apaza District was created on March 17, 1962.

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Wayruruni at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Mayors

• 2011–2014: Cecilio Maldonado Cañapataña.
• 2007–2010: Juan Pablo Salas Chipana.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru
• Pedro Vilca Apaza

References

External links

• INEI Peru

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