Vilcanchos District

Vilcanchos
Vilcanchos
District
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vilcanchos in the Víctor Fajardo province
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Víctor Fajardo
Founded	November 14, 1910
Capital	Vilcanchos
Subdivisions	20 populated centers
Government
• Mayor	José Huamaní Godoy; (2007-2010)
Area
• Total	498.54 km2 (192.49 sq mi)
Elevation	2,982 m (9,783 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,843
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	munivilcanchos.gob.pe

Vilcanchos is a district in the western Víctor Fajardo Province in Peru. It is bordered by Santiago de Chocorvos District (Huaytará Province) in the west, Totos District (Cangallo Province) in the north, Sarhua District in the east, and Santiago de Lucanamarca District (Huanca Sancos Province) in the south.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Llallawi at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Anta Pukara
Aqu Marka
Aya Puma
Chaka Urqu
Iskay Wasi
Luru Pukyu
Parya
Pillusuni
Puka Q'asa
P'unqu Sura
Qharway Pata
Q'illu Kancha
Q'iru Pampa
Suyt'u
Tunan Kancha
Turuyuq
Thuxllani
Uqhulla
Ushpa Q'asa
Wamanripa
Yana Phiruru
Yawrilla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.99%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

References

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
^ 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)

External links

(in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Vilcanchos
(in Spanish) Vilcanchos Tour^{[permanent dead link]}

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13°36′42″S 74°31′55″W / 13.6117°S 74.5319°W / -13.6117; -74.5319

[1] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)

[2] .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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