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Pedro Vilca Apaza
Pedro Vilca Apaza
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Founded	March 17, 1962
Capital	Ayrampuni
Government
• Mayor	Cecilio Maldonado
Area
• Total	565.81 km2 (218.46 sq mi)
Elevation	3,852 m (12,638 ft)
Population (2007 census)
• Total	2,523
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211003

Pedro Vilca Apaza District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Peru.^[1]

History

Pedro Vilca Apaza District was created on March 17, 1962.

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Wayruruni at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Allqamarini
Inka Kancha
Janq'u Qullu
Jichu Sirkani
Kimsa Pukara
Kuntur Wachana
Minas Chaka
Pukar Pata
Qanta Qantaña
Quytu Qullu
Turini
Wila Qutaña

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Mayors

2011–2014: Cecilio Maldonado Cañapataña.
2007–2010: Juan Pablo Salas Chipana.

References

^ (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 maps of the Putina Province, Puno 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)