Velille District

Velille
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Chumbivilcas
Capital	Velille
Government
• Mayor	Cornelio Coaquira Valencia
Area
• Total	756.84 km^2 (292.22 sq mi)
Elevation	3,730 m (12,240 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	8,419
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080708

Velille District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

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

• Khirkiqucha
• Urququcha
• Warmiqucha

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
3. 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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