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]
Vilavila
Wila Wila | |
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| 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 | |
• Total | 1,046 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210710 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Pariwana at 5,022 m (16,476 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Achuqallani
- Llanqirani
- Pukarani
- Salla Pata
- Wallatani
- Wisa Wisa
Ethnic groups
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lampa Province, Puno Region
- ^ 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)
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