Vilcas Huamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is a province in the eastern part of the

Ayacucho Region Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as ...

in Peru.

Boundaries

*North: Huamanga Province *East: Apurímac Region *South:

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*West:

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and

Víctor Fajardo Province Víctor Fajardo Province is a province in the centre of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Boundaries *North: Cangallo Province *East: Vilcas Huamán Province and Sucre Province *South: Lucanas Province and Huanca Sancos Province *West: Huancavelica ...

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the province is Hatun Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: * Vilcas Huamán ( Vilcashuamán) * Accomarca (Accomarca) * Carhuanca * Concepción * Huambalpa * Independencia * Saurama * Vischongo (Vischongo)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (

2007 Peru Census The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...

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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Archaeology

Some of the most important archaeological sites in the province are Usnu, Inti Watana, Pilluchu, Pukara and Puntay Urqu.

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