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Vilcas Huamán District

Vilcas Huamán
Willkawaman
District
Willkawaman ushnu.jpg
Usnu in Vilcas Huamán
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Vilcas Huamán
Founded February 1, 1944
Capital Vilcas Huamán
Area
 • Total 216.89 km2 (83.74 sq mi)
Elevation 3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 8,406
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051101

Vilcas Huamán District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 13°39′15″S 73°57′27″W / 13.6541°S 73.9576°W / -13.6541; -73.9576


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