Caravelí Province is one of eight
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
in the
Arequipa Region of
Peru
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.
Political divisions
The province is divided into thirteen
districts which are:
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Acarí
Acarí is a town in the Arequipa region of Peru. It has a population of 4,445 and sits at an elevation
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Acarí
Acarí is a town in the Arequipa region of Peru. It has a population of 4,445 and sits at an elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathemat ...
)
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Atico (
Atico)
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Atiquipa (
Atiquipa)
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Bella Unión
Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay.
History
The original settlement was founded on 13 May 1829 under the name "Santa Rosa". It was started by Fructuoso Rivera, who played a prominent role in the early histo ...
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Bella Unión
Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay.
History
The original settlement was founded on 13 May 1829 under the name "Santa Rosa". It was started by Fructuoso Rivera, who played a prominent role in the early histo ...
)
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Cahuacho (
Cahuacho)
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Caravelí (
Caravelí)
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Chala
The Chala or "Coast" is one of the eight natural regions in Peru. It is formed by all the western lands that arise from sea level up to the height of 500 meters. The coastal desert of Peru is largely devoid of vegetation but a unique fog and mist ...
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Chala
The Chala or "Coast" is one of the eight natural regions in Peru. It is formed by all the western lands that arise from sea level up to the height of 500 meters. The coastal desert of Peru is largely devoid of vegetation but a unique fog and mist ...
)
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Chaparra (
Achanizo)
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Huanuhuanu (
Tocota)
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Jaqui (
Jaqui)
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Lomas
Lomas (Spanish for "hills"), also called fog oases and mist oases, are areas of fog-watered vegetation in the coastal desert of Peru and northern Chile. About 100 lomas near the Pacific Ocean are identified between 5°S and 30°S latitude, a nort ...
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Lomas
Lomas (Spanish for "hills"), also called fog oases and mist oases, are areas of fog-watered vegetation in the coastal desert of Peru and northern Chile. About 100 lomas near the Pacific Ocean are identified between 5°S and 30°S latitude, a nort ...
)
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Quicacha (
Quicacha)
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Yauca (
Yauca)
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by
indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
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*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
citizens of
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 ...
and
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.
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 ...
, however, is the language which the majority of the population (84.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.49% of the residents started speaking using the
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 ...
language and 1.07 % 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
See also
* Kukuli
Sources
External links
*
Municipal website
Provinces of the Arequipa Region
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