Velille District

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Velille
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
Capital Velille
Government
  Mayor Cornelio Coaquira Valencia
Area
  Total 756.84 km2 (292.22 sq mi)
Elevation 3,730 m (12,240 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,419
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080708

Velille District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas 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 (87.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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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