Vilque District

Coordinates: 15°45′58″S 70°15′40″W / 15.7662°S 70.2611°W / -15.7662; -70.2611
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Vilque District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1] Vilque was the location of the major fair during the nineteenth century of goods from Bolivia and Argentina and especially for mules from Salta.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. ^ Clements R. Markham, Travels in Peru and India. London: John Murray, 1862, 284-285.
  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)


15°45′58″S 70°15′40″W / 15.7662°S 70.2611°W / -15.7662; -70.2611