Vilavila District Explained

Vilavila
Native Name:Wila Wila
Native Name Lang:ay
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lampa
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 2, 1854
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Vilavila
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Justiniano Romulo Ahumada Viveros
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:156.65
Elevation M:4300
Population Total:1046
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210710

Vilavila (in Hispanicized spelling) or Wila Wila (Aymara wila red, blood-red, the reduplication signifies that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color") is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pariwana at 5022m (16,476feet). 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 (98.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, while only 1.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-15.1939°N -70.6742°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lampa Province, Puno Region
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe