Andahuaylas Province is the second largest of the seven
provinces
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of the
Apurímac Region Apurímac is the name of:
* Apurímac River, a river in the south-eastern parts of central Perú
* Apurímac Region, a region in the south-eastern parts of central Perú
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** ''Apurimac'' (album)
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in
Peru
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. 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
Aymaraes Province is the largest of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chalhuanca. The province was founded by General Simón Bolívar on June 21, 1824.
Boundaries
*North: Andahuaylas Provin ...
*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
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
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citizens of
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
descent.
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
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
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
language and 0.19% using
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
(
2007 Peru Census).
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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
Archaeology
Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Awkimarka, Llamachayuq and Suntur.
References
External links
*
Official Website Andahuaylas Province
Provinces of the Apurímac Region
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