Vinchos District

Vinchos
Winchu
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Vinchos
Government
  Mayor Paulino Ore Flores
Area
  Total 955.13 km2 (368.78 sq mi)
Elevation 3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 16,312
  Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050114

Vinchos District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (97.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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