Vilcabamba District, Grau

Coordinates: 14°04′34″S 72°37′34″W / 14.076°S 72.626°W / -14.076; -72.626
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Vilcabamba
Willkapampa
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
FoundedFebruary 20, 1941
CapitalVilcabamba
Government
 • MayorJorge Luis Martinez Mejia
Area
 • Total7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation
2,780 m (9,120 ft)
Population
 • Total1,119
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030712

Vilcabamba District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ (in 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)

14°04′34″S 72°37′34″W / 14.076°S 72.626°W / -14.076; -72.626