Vinchos District

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Vinchos

Winchu
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Vinchos
Government
 •  Mayor Paulino Ore Flores
Area
 • Total955.13 km2 (368.78 sq mi)
Elevation
3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
 • Total16,312
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050114

Vinchos District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru. [1]

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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 (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]


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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 the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region

Coordinates: 13°14′31″S74°21′15″W / 13.2420°S 74.3543°W / -13.2420; -74.3543

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