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Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east. Political division The department is divided into seven provinces. Province (Capital) # Acobamba Province ( Acobamba) # Angaraes Province ( Lircay) # Castrovirreyna Province (Castrovirreyna) # Churcampa Province (Churcampa) # Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica) # Huaytará Province (Huaytará) # Tayacaja Province (Pampas) The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys. Demographics The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people of Quechua descent. Languages According to the 2007 Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Peru
According to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'', the regions ( es, regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments of Peru, departments () but faced the problem of increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima. After several unsuccessful regionalization attempts, the national government decided to temporarily provide the departments (including the Constitutional Province of Callao) with regional governments until the conformation of regions according to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'' which says that two or more departments should merge to conform a region. This situation turned the departments into ''de facto'' regional government circumscriptions. The first regional governments were elected on November 20, 2002. Under the new arrangement, the 24 Departments of Peru, departments plus the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lircay, Peru
Lircay is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Angaraes in the region Huancavelica. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e InformáticaBanco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 10, 2008 It is located at an altitude of 3,278 m. The town had a population according to the 2007 census of 6,563 people. Most of the people of the town belong to the native American race. Transportation The city is connected to the city of Huancavelica by a 2-lane road that was paved in 2016. Education The town is home of a local university; the ''Universidad para el Desarrollo Andino'', and has a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala .... There are a local technical institute; the ''Instituto Tecnologico Lircay''. Health Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Vivienda (Eleventh Population and Sixth Household Census). The previous census performed in Peru was the 2005 Census, the following census was the 2017 Peru Census. Population by region See also *Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) References External links * {{Official website, http://censos.inei.gob.pe/cpv2007/tabulados/ Censuses in Peru Demographics of Peru 2007 in Peru Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua People
Quechua people (, ; ) or Quichua people, may refer to any of the aboriginal people of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru. Although most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, there are some significant populations in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. The most common Quechua dialect is Southern Quechua. The Kichwa people of Ecuador speak the Kichwa dialect; in Colombia, the Inga people speak Inga Kichwa. The Quechua word for a Quechua speaker is ''runa'' or ''nuna'' ("person"); the plural is ''runakuna'' or ''nunakuna'' ("people"). "Quechua speakers call themselves Runa -- simply translated, 'the people.'" Some historical Quechua people are: * The Chanka people, who lived in the Huancavelica, Ayacucho, and Apurímac regions of Peru. * The Huanca people of the Junín Region of Peru, who spoke Quechua before the Incas did. * The Inca, who established the largest empire of the pre-Columbian era. * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampas, Peru
Pampas is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Tayacaja Province and it was established on June 21, 1825. According to the 2007 census had a population of 9,973 (11,566 in the metropolitan area). It has an approximate altitude of 3,276 metres. Transportation The city is connected to the nearby cities like Huancayo and Ayacucho by partially paved roads. Education The city house a branch of the Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ... and it is home of a local technical institute; the ''Instituto Tecnologico Pampas - Tayacaja''. Health The city has now a new hospital, the ''Hospital Pampas'' that serve the city and the towns nearby. Images Image:Casa de Pampas-1.jpg, A house in Pampas. Image:Mosqueta conjunto.jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayacaja Province
The Tayacaja Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Pampas. The province has a population of 116,371 inhabitants as of 2002. Boundaries *North: Junín Region *East: Ayacucho Region, Churcampa Province *South: Huancavelica Province *West: Junín Region Political division Tayacaja is divided into eighteen districts, which are: * Acostambo (Acostambo) * Acraquia (Acraquia) * Ahuaycha (Ahuaycha) * Colcabamba ( Colcabamba) * Daniel Hernández ( Mariscal Cáceres) * Huachocolpa ( Huachocolpa) * Huaribamba (Huaribamba) * Ñahuimpuquio ( Ñahuimpuquio) * Pampas (Pampas) * Pazos (Pazos) * Quishuar ( Quishuar) * Salcabamba ( Salcabamba) * Salcahuasi ( Salcahuasi) * San Marcos de Rocchac ( San Marcos de Rocchac) * Surcubamba (Surcubamba) * Tintay Puncu (Tintay) * Andaymarca (Andaymarca) * Quichuas ( Quichuas) Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaytará
Huaytará is a town in central Peru, capital of the Huaytará Province Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017. Boundaries *North: Castrovirreyna Province, Huancaveli ..., Huancavelica. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e InformáticaBanco de Información Digital; retrieved 10 June 2008 References Populated places in the Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaytará Province
Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017. Boundaries *North: Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Province, Angaraes Province *East: Ayacucho Region *South: Ica Region and Ayacucho Region *West: Ica Region Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into sixteen districts, which are: * Ayaví ( Ayaví) * Córdova ( Córdova) * Huayacundo Arma ( Huayacundo Arma) * Huaytará (Huaytará) * Laramarca ( Laramarca) * Ocoyo ( Ocoyo) * Pilpichaca ( Pilpichaca) * Querco ( Querco) * Quito-Arma ( Quito-Arma) * San Antonio de Cusicancha ( Cusicancha) * San Francisco de Sangayaico ( San Francisco de Sangayaico) * San Isidro ( San Juan de Huirpacancha) * Santiago de Chocorvos ( Santiago de Chocorvos) * Santiago de Quirahuara ( Santiago de Quirahuara) * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churcampa
Churcampa is a town in Peru. It is the capital of Churcampa District and Churcampa Province in the Huancavelica region. According to the 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 ..., it has a population of 2,718. References Populated places in the Huancavelica Region {{Huancavelica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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