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Vilavila District

Coordinates: 15°11′38″S 70°40′27″W / 15.19389°S 70.67417°W / -15.19389; -70.67417
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Vilavila
Wila Wila
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalVilavila
Government
 • MayorJustiniano Romulo Ahumada Viveros
Area
 • Total156.65 km2 (60.48 sq mi)
Elevation
4,300 m (14,100 ft)
Population
 • Total1,046
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210710

Vilavila (in Hispanicized spelling) or Wila Wila (Aymara wila red, blood-red,[1] the reduplication signifies that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color") is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[2]

Geography

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One of the highest peaks of the district is Pariwana at 5,022 m (16,476 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (98.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, while only 1.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lampa Province, Puno Region
  4. ^ 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)


15°11′38″S 70°40′27″W / 15.19389°S 70.67417°W / -15.19389; -70.67417