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	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050114

Vinchos District is one of fifteen districts of the province of 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]

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Yanapatira at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft) on the western border. Other mountains are listed below: ^[3]

• Aqu Arma
• Artisa
• Chupa Urqu
• Ch’iptap Wasin
• Hapu Punta
• Hatun Pata
• Hatun P’ukru
• Illayuq
• Illachayuq
• Kinwa Punta
• Kuntur Pata
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Maray Urqu
• Qillwaqucha
• Q’illu Urqu
• Ruphasqa
• Salla Punta
• Tarukayuq
• Utuluyuq
• Waman Wachana
• Wanakawri
• Watana
• Wayllacha
• Yana Mach’ay
• Yana Yana
• Yuraq Qaqa

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. 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)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region

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