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Andahuaylas Province
Andahuaylas Province is the second largest of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Andahuaylas. The province is located in the north-western part of the region and measures . Boundaries *North: Chincheros Province and Ayacucho Region *East: Abancay Province and Aymaraes Province *South: Ayacucho Region *West: Ayacucho Region Geography One of the highest peaks of the province is Sallapi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Some of the largest lakes in the province are Antaqucha, Quriqucha, Suqtaqucha, Suyt'uqucha and Wachuqucha. Political division The Andahuaylas province is divided into nineteen districts, which are: Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.19% u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Peru
The provinces of Peru () are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru, districts ( es, distritos, links=no). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 Regions of Peru, regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash Region, Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rain forest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts. Provinces table The table below shows all provinces with their capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andahuaylas District
Andahuaylas District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (52.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.49% 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 ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jerónimo District, Andahuaylas
San Jerónimo District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Sallapi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población See also * Antaqucha * |
San Antonio De Cachi District
San Antonio de Cachi or Kachi (Quechua for "salt") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Wachana at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.22% 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 ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomacocha District, Andahuaylas
Pomacocha District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Chhurku Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población Archaeology The archaeological site of Awkimarka contains ruins of the |
Pampachiri District
Pampachiri is a rural district in Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region of southern Peru. It is also the name of a village in the district. The population of the district is about 2,400 with about 1,000 of those residents living in the village of the same name. Before the Spanish conquest, it was populated by the Inca, Chanka and Wari peoples who have left numerous archeological sites in the area. There exist populations of pumas, condors and many other rare animals and plants. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty. High in the puna area is Panqulla, a spectacular stone forest which is an unusual geological phenomenon of volcanic rocks in the shape of large smooth cones. It is situated on the Puquio to Andahuaylas Highway which is still unpaved. The main economic activities of the population are subsistence agriculture and cattle raising (lowlands) and alpaca and vicuña husbandry (highlands). Typical crops grown in Pampachiri include potatoes, corn, alfalfa, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacucha District
Pacucha District is one of the nineteen Districts of Peru, districts of the province Andahuaylas Province, Andahuaylas in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous citizens of Quechua people, Quechua descent. Quechua language, Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language, Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población See also * Sóndor – an archeological site in Pacucha DistrictReferences Districts of the Andahuaylas Province Districts of the Apurímac Region {{Apurímac-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacobamba District
Pacobamba District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.80% 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 ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishuara District
Kishuara (from Kiswara, the Aymara name for ''Buddleja incana'') is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Sallapi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.77%) learn to speak in childhood, while 4.83% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población See also *Suqtaqucha
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Kaquiabamba District
Kaquiabamba District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.23 %) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.55% 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 ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huayana District
Huayana District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Qucha Urqu at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: * Chipana Wayq'u * Puma Pukyu * Qillqata Urqu * Sach'a P'ukru * Silla Q'asa Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.67% 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 ...). INEI, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huancaray District
Huancaray (from Quechua Wankaray, meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.23% 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 ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |