Vilcas Huamán District

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

Vilcas Huamán Willka Waman
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	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	051101

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Qutu Pukyu at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

• Anta Qaqa
• Awkillana
• Chumpiq
• Hatun
• Maknu Q'asa
• Pilluchu
• Puka Q'asa
• Qullpa Muqu
• Ranra
• Tiklla Rasu
• Urqu Pata
• Urqun Wasi
• Wayra Q'asa

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

• Pilluchu
• Usnu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Vilcas Huamán Province 2, Ayacucho Region
3. 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)

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