Vilcas Huamán District
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| name = Vilcas Huamán
| native_name = Willka Waman
| native_name_lang = qu
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Willkawaman ushnu.jpg
| image_alt = Willkawaman ushnu.jpg
| image_caption = Usnu in Vilcas Huamán
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| map_caption = Location of Vilcas Huamán in the Vilcas Huamán Province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Peru}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Ayacucho
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Vilcas Huamán
| parts_type = Subdivisions
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = February 1, 1944
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Vilcas Huamán
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 216.89
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 3470
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 8406
| population_as_of = 2005 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
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Vilcas Huamán or Vilcas Guamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is one of eight districts of the Vilcas Huamán Province in Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=April 23, 2008 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
One of the highest mountains of the district is Qutu Pukyu at approximately {{convert|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Vilcas Huamán Province 2, Ayacucho Region
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- Anta Qaqa
- Awkillana
- Chumpiq
- Hatun
- Maknu Q'asa
- Pilluchu
- Puka Q'asa
- Qullpa Muqu
- Ranra
- Tiklla Rasu
- Urqu Pata
- Urqun Wasi
- Wayra Q'asa
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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).[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=January 27, 2013 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also
References
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{{Districts of Vilcas Huamán Province}}
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Category:Districts of the Department of Ayacucho
Category:Districts of the Vilcas Huamán province
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