Vilcas Huamán District
| Vilcas Huamán Willkawaman | |
|---|---|
| District | |
|
Usnu in Vilcas Huamán | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Vilcas Huamán |
| Founded | February 1, 1944 |
| Capital | Vilcas Huamán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216.89 km2 (83.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,470 m (11,380 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 8,406 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 051101 |
Vilcas Huamán District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán in Peru.[1]
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).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vilcas Huamán. |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.