Vilque District

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Vilque
District
Main square in Vilque
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Vilque
Government
  Mayor Juan Carlos Mendoza Castillo
Area
  Total 193.29 km2 (74.63 sq mi)
Elevation 3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,947
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210115

Vilque District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno 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 (75.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.12% 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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