Pedro Vilca Apaza District

Pedro Vilca Apaza
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Founded	March 17, 1962
Capital	Ayrampuni
Government
•  Mayor	Cecilio Maldonado
Area
• Total	565.81 km2 (218.46 sq mi)
Elevation	3,852 m (12,638 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	2,523
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211003

Pedro Vilca Apaza District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Peru. ^[1]

History

Pedro Vilca Apaza District was created on March 17, 1962.

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Wayruruni at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Allqamarini
• Inka Kancha
• Janq'u Qullu
• Jichu Sirkani
• Kimsa Pukara
• Kuntur Wachana
• Minas Chaka
• Pukar Pata
• Qanta Qantaña
• Quytu Qullu
• Turini
• Wila Qutaña

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

Mayors

• 2011–2014: Cecilio Maldonado Cañapataña.
• 2007–2010: Juan Pablo Salas Chipana.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru
• Pedro Vilca Apaza

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL maps of the Putina Province, Puno Region
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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

• INEI Peru

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