Aymaraes Province is the largest of seven provinces 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 *Three albums by the German new-age band Cusco: ** ''Apurimac'' (album) **''Apur ...

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 ...

. The capital of the province is the city of

Chalhuanca Chalhuanca is a town in southern Peru, capital of the Aymaraes province in the Apurímac region. It is famous as one of the best places in Peru for canoeing and other river-related adventure sports. Their rivers are also renowned for their fish. ...

. The province was founded by General

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

on June 21, 1824.

Boundaries

*North:

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 * ...

Abancay Province The Abancay Province is one of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Abancay. Boundaries *North: Cusco Region *East: Cotabambas Province, Grau Province *South: Aymaraes Province, Antabamba ...

*East:

Antabamba Province Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba. Boundaries *North: Grau Province *East: Cotabambas Province, Cusco Region *South: Arequipa Region *West: Ayma ...

*South:

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 ...

*West:

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is Pisti at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

The province measures and is divided into seventeen districts:

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 *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

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.

is the language which the majority of the population (71.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.61% 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 0.15 % 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).inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

References

External links

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Official website of the aymaraes Province
Provinces of the Apurímac Region {{Apurímac-geo-stub