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Huancavelica Province
The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angaraes Province *South: Huaytará Province and Castrovirreyna Province *West: Lima Region and Junín Region Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the province like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Qiwllaqucha, Tipiqucha, Warmiqucha and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru. The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into nineteen districts, which are: * Acobambilla ( Acobambilla) * Acoria ( Acoria) * Ascensión ( Ascención) * Conayca ( Conayca) * Cuenca ( Cuenca) * Huachocolpa ( Huachocolpa) * Huancavelica (Huancavelica) * Huando ( ...
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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 ...
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Milluqucha
Millococha (possibly from Quechua ''millu'' salty / aluminum sulfate used to dye something, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) Millococha lies west of the large lake named Huarmicocha. Near the lake there is also a village named Millococha. See also *List of lakes in Peru The following is a list of lakes in Peru.Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * A ... References {{Huancavelica-geo-stub Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huancavelica Region ...
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Inti Wañunan
Inti Wañunan (Quechua ''inti'' sun, ''wañuy'' to die, ''-na'' a suffix, "where the sun dies", ''-n'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Intihuañunan'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District Chongos Alto District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Is located in the Department of Junin, part of ....Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, Dirección Nacional Técnica de Demarcación Territorial, Peru, Acta de Acuerdo de Límites Territoriales, Proceso de Demarcación y Organisación Territorial de las Provincias Huancayo y Satipo (Junín) y las Provincias Huancavelica y Tayacaja (Huancavelica) References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Junín Region Moun ...
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Inqhana
Inqhana (Quechua for fuel, also spelled ''Inganna'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ..., Huacocolpa District. Inqhana lies north of Yawarqucha and Atuq Marka.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Peru {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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Huch'uy Anqas
Huch'uy Anqas (Quechua ''huch'uy'' little, ''anqas'' blue, Hispanicized spelling ''Uchiangas, Uchuiangas'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Location It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ..., Acobambilla District. Huch'uy Anqas lies south of Anqasqucha and east of the lake named Anqasqucha (Quechua for "blue lake") and north of Chiliqucha.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Peru {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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Hatun Pata
Hatun Pata (Quechua ''hatun'' big (in Bolivia always ''jatun''), ''pata'' elevated place; above, at the top; edge; bank (of a river), shore,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "big elevated place", also spelled ''Jatun Pata'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Ascensión District. Hatun Pata lies northwest of Pinqullu and northeast of Pata Pata "Pata Pata" is an Afro-pop dance song popularized internationally by South African singer Miriam Makeba. "Pata Pata" is credited to Makeba and Jerry Ragovoy. Her most popular recording of "Pata Pata" was recorded and released in the United Stat .... The river Kachimayu originates south of the mountain. It flows to the northeast as a tributary of Ichhu River.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelic ...
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Ch'aqra Punta
Ch'aqra Punta (Quechua ''ch'aqra'' ford, ''punta'' peak; ridge; first, before, in front of, also spelled ''Chajrapunta'') or Chakra Punta (Quechua ''chakra'' field) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Ch'aqra Punta lies southwest of K'allapayuq K'allapayuq (Quechua ''k'allapa'' stretcher, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a stretcher", Hispanicized spelling ''Callapayoc'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located ... and northeast of Wayra Q'asa. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Peru {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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Chapi Urqu
Chapi Urqu (Quechua ''chapi'' tin, ''urqu'' mountain, "tin mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Chapeorcco'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Chapi Urqu lies northeast of Inqhana Inqhana (Quechua for fuel, also spelled ''Inganna'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelic ... and Yana Urqu. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Peru {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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Anqasqucha (Acobambilla)
Angascocha (possibly from Quechua ''anqas'' blue, ''qucha'' lake) is a mountain in the northern part of the Chonta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, near the border with the Junín Region. Angascocha lies north of Huch'uy Anqas Huch'uy Anqas (Quechua ''huch'uy'' little, ''anqas'' blue, Hispanicized spelling ''Uchiangas, Uchuiangas'') is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Location It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Provi ... and northeast of the lake named Anqasqucha. References Mountains of Huancavelica Region Mountains of Peru {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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Chunta Mountain Range
The Chonta mountain range (possibly from Aymara ''chunta'' prolonged, lengthened, Quechua ''chunta'' a kind of palm,) lies in the Huancavelica Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 12°37' and 13°07'S and 75°00' and 75°30'W for about 50 km. It is located in the Castrovirreyna Province and in the Huancavelica Province. Mountains Some of the highest mountains in the range are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region) * Tanranu, * T'uruyuq, * Palumu, * Wamanrasu, * Sitaq, * Hatun Pata, * Huch'uy Anqas, * Antarasu, * Qarwarasu, * Puka Punta, * Wallu Q'asa, * Pinqullu, * Sukullu, * Kunturay ''(Condoray)'', * Pata Pata, * Qarwa Q'asa, * Anqasqucha, * Chuntarahu ''(Chontaraju)'', * Ch'aqra Punta, * Ichhu Rutuna, * Kachi Mach'ay Urqu, * Kunkayuq, * K'allapayuq, * Puka Rumi, * Qarwa K'anti, * Qusqu, * Q'iru Pinqullu, * Wachu Intiyuq, * Wamanripayuq, ...
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Ñawinqucha (Huancavelica)
Ñawinqucha (Quechua ''ñawi'' eye; button hole, ''-n'' a suffix, ''qucha'' lake, hispanicized spellings ''Ñahuincocha, Ñahuin ccocha'') is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region) It lies west of Warmiqucha and south of Milluqucha Millococha (possibly from Quechua ''millu'' salty / aluminum sulfate used to dye something, ''qucha'' lake,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dicti .... References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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Warmiqucha
Huarmicocha (possibly from Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''qucha'' lake, "woman's lake") is a large lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica. Boundaries *North: Tayacaja Province *East: Acobamba Province, Churcampa Province and Angara ..., Acobambilla District. See also * List of lakes in Peru * Millococha References *INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26 Lakes of Peru Lakes of Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ...
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