Vilcabamba District, La Convención

Vilcabamba Willkapampa
District
The archaeologicla site of Vitcos, Vilcabamba District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	La Convención
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Vilcabamba
Government
• Mayor	Juan Olivera Ricalde
Area
• Total	5,046.47 km2 (1,948.45 sq mi)
Elevation	2,650 m (8,690 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	18,274
• Density	3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	080909

Vilcabamba District is one of eleven districts of the La Convención Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.

The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:

The Apurímac River is the natural border between the Vilcabamba District and the Ayacucho Region. Within in the district it receives waters from Hatun Wayq'u.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (64.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).