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Vinchos Winchu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huamanga
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Vinchos
Government
• Mayor	Paulino Ore Flores
Area
• Total	955.13 km (368.78 sq mi)
Elevation	3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
• Total	16,312
• Density	17/km (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050114

Vinchos District is one of fifteen districts of the province of Huamanga in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Yanapatira at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft) on the western border. Other mountains are listed below:

• Aqu Arma
• Artisa
• Chupa Urqu
• Ch’iptap Wasin
• Hapu Punta
• Hatun Pata
• Hatun P’ukru
• Illayuq
• Illachayuq
• Kinwa Punta
• Kuntur Pata
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Maray Urqu
• Qillwaqucha
• Q’illu Urqu
• Ruphasqa
• Salla Punta
• Tarukayuq
• Utuluyuq
• Waman Wachana
• Wanakawri
• Watana
• Wayllacha
• Yana Mach’ay
• Yana Yana
• Yuraq Qaqa

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. 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)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region

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