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Velille District
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Velille District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]
Key Information
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Wachana at 4,640 m (15,220 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Ch'illkani
- Ch'uspini Urqu
- Hatun Q'asa
- Hatun Urqu
- Isku Urqu
- Kimsa Ranra
- Khari Khari
- Laqaya Pata
- Lariwiri
- Millu Urqu
- Misayuq
- Nasa Parqu
- Pata Wasi
- Puka Puka
- Punta Pata
- Qarwa Tanka
- Sach'a P'ukru
- Sayanta
- Sunqu
- Sura Quta
- Surani
- Suraq Pampa
- Tintaya
- Uqururu
- Waman Wiri
- Wankarani
- Warmi Wasi
- Waych'a Waych'a
- Waylla Apachita
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Urqu
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 (87.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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14°30′32″S 71°53′07″W / 14.5089°S 71.8853°W
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