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Vilcas Huamán or Vilcas Guamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is one of eight districts of the Vilcas Huamán Province in Peru.[1]

Vilcas Huamán
Willka Waman
District
Usnu in Vilcas Huamán
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVilcas Huamán
FoundedFebruary 1, 1944
CapitalVilcas Huamán
Area
 • Total216.89 km2 (83.74 sq mi)
Elevation
3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,406
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051101

Geography


One of the highest mountains of the district is Qutu Pukyu at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 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 (87.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]


See also



References


  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Vilcas Huamán Province 2, Ayacucho Region
  3. 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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