Vilcabamba District, Grau

Vilcabamba
Willkapampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded February 20, 1941
Capital Vilcabamba
Government
  Mayor Jorge Luis Martinez Mejia
Area
  Total 7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation 2,780 m (9,120 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,119
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030712

Vilcabamba District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (66.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.49% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. 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: 14°04′34″S 72°37′34″W / 14.076°S 72.626°W / -14.076; -72.626

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