Vilcas Huamán District Explained

Vilcas Huamán
Native Name:Willka Waman
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Image Alt:Willkawaman ushnu.jpg
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Vilcas Huamán
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:February 1, 1944
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Vilcas Huamán
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:216.89
Elevation M:3470
Population Total:8406
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:051101

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

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Qutu Pukyu at approximately 4000m (13,000feet). 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

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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 Vilcas Huamán Province 2, Ayacucho Region
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe