Vilavila District

Vilavila
Wila Wila
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Vilavila
Government
 • Mayor Justiniano Romulo Ahumada Viveros
Area
 • Total 156.65 km2 (60.48 sq mi)
Elevation 4,300 m (14,100 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,046
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210710

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

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

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, 1.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

  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)

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

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