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Willk'i District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1] Vilque was the location of the major fair during the nineteenth century of goods from Bolivia and Argentina and especially for mules from Salta.[2]

Willk'i
District
Main square in Vilque
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalWillk'i
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Mendoza Castillo
Area
 • Total193.29 km2 (74.63 sq mi)
Elevation
3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,947
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210115

Ethnic groups


The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]


References


  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Clements R. Markham, Travels in Peru and India. London: John Murray, 1862, 284-285.
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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