The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven
provinces located in the
Department of Huancavelica of
Peru
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. The capital of this province is the city of
Acobamba
Acobamba is a town in Peru. It is the capital of Acobamba District, Acobamba, Acobamba district, in Acobamba Province of Department of Huancavelica.
According to the 2017 Peru Census, it has a population of 8,980.
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Boundaries
*North:
Churcampa Province
*East:
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 ...
*South:
Angaraes Province
*West:
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 ...
Political division
The province is divided into eight
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
, which are:
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Acobamba
Acobamba is a town in Peru. It is the capital of Acobamba District, Acobamba, Acobamba district, in Acobamba Province of Department of Huancavelica.
According to the 2017 Peru Census, it has a population of 8,980.
References
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Acobamba
Acobamba is a town in Peru. It is the capital of Acobamba District, Acobamba, Acobamba district, in Acobamba Province of Department of Huancavelica.
According to the 2017 Peru Census, it has a population of 8,980.
References
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Andabamba (
Andabamba)
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Anta
Anta may refer to:
Biology
* Fava d'anta, a tree found in Brazil
* South American tapir, known in Portuguese as ''
* ''Phytelephas seemannii'', known in Quechua and Choco as ''
Places
* Anta Department, in Salta Province, Argentina
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Anta
Anta may refer to:
Biology
* Fava d'anta, a tree found in Brazil
* South American tapir, known in Portuguese as ''
* ''Phytelephas seemannii'', known in Quechua and Choco as ''
Places
* Anta Department, in Salta Province, Argentina
* Anta, a ci ...
)
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Caja (
Caja)
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Marcas (
Marcas)
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Paucará Paucará is a town in Peru. It is the capital of the Paucara district in the Acobamba Province inside the Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The ...
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Paucará Paucará is a town in Peru. It is the capital of the Paucara district in the Acobamba Province inside the Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The ...
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Pomacocha (
Pomacocha)
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Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
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Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
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Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly
Indigenous citizens of
Quechua descent.
Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 % 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
See also
* Killa Mach'ay
Sources
External links
*
Official municipal website
Provinces of the Huancavelica Region
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