Vilque Chico District
Appearance
Vilque Chico | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Huancané |
Capital | Vilque Chico |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hilario Ramos Salluca |
Area | |
• Total | 499.38 km2 (192.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,825 m (12,549 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,750 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210608 |
Vilque Chico District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (92.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)