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

Vischongo
District
Vischongo
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Vilcas Huamán
Capital	Vischongo
Area
• Total	247.55 km2 (95.58 sq mi)
Elevation	3,126 m (10,256 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,625
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	051108

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Rumi at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent (mostly Chanka). Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Inti Watana
• Pumaqucha
• Titankayuq

References

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