Vilcanchos District

Vilcanchos
District

Coat of arms

Location of Vilcanchos in the Víctor Fajardo province
Country  Peru
Region Lima
Province Víctor Fajardo
Founded November 14, 1910
Capital Vilcanchos
Subdivisions 20 populated centers
Government
  Mayor José Huamaní Godoy
(2007-2010)
Area
  Total 498.54 km2 (192.49 sq mi)
Elevation 2,982 m (9,783 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,843
  Density 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
Website munivilcanchos.gob.pe

Vilcanchos is a district in the western Víctor Fajardo Province in Peru. It is bordered by Santiago de Chocorvos District (Huaytará Province) in the west, Totos District (Cangallo Province) in the north, Sarhua District in the east, and Santiago de Lucanamarca District (Huanca Sancos Province) in the south.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.99%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

References

  1. 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)

Coordinates: 13°36′42″S 74°31′55″W / 13.6117°S 74.5319°W / -13.6117; -74.5319

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