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Vilcanchos District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
November 14, 1910

Subdivisions
  
20 populated centers

Elevation
  
2,982 m

Province
  
Víctor Fajardo Province

Region
  
Lima

Capital
  
Vilcanchos

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
498.5 km²

Vilcanchos District

Mayor
  
José Huamaní Godoy (2007–2010)

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Vilcanchos is a district in the western Víctor Fajardo Province in Peru. It is bordered by Santiago de Chocorvos District (Huaytará Province) in the west, Totos District (Cangallo Province) in the north, Sarhua District in the east, and Santiago de Lucanamarca District (Huanca Sancos Province) in the south.

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.99%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Vilcanchos District Wikipedia