Vinchos District

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Vinchos
Winchu
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Vinchos
Government
 • Mayor Paulino Ore Flores
Area
 • Total 955.13 km2 (368.78 sq mi)
Elevation 3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 16,312
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050114

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

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]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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