Chumbivilcas is a province in the
Andes
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in South
Peru
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. The
Inca
The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...
called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825.
Geography
Some of the most important rivers of the area are Velille River,
Qañawimayu and
Sinqa Wayq'u which are springs of the
Apurímac River
The Apurímac River ( que, Apurimaq mayu; es, Río Apurímac, ; from Quechua ''apu'' 'divinity' and ''rimaq'' 'oracle, talker') rises from glacial meltwater of the ridge of the Mismi, a mountain in the Arequipa Province in the south-western ...
.
The
Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Population
According to the
Peru 2005 Census 77,721 inhabitants live in an area of 5,371.08 km². There are about 77 rural communities. Chumbivilcas is looked upon as one of the poorest regions of the country. Half of the population is younger than 16 years. In the rural communities families with eight and more children are not unusual.
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly
indigenous
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citizens of
Quechua
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descent.
Quechua
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is the language which the majority of the population (91.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.62% of the residents started speaking in
Spanish
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(
2007 Peru Census).
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Because of the migration
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of a high number of rural people to the towns the Spanish language
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(''castellano'') is getting more and more influence. School children are taught bilingually by law.
Political divisions
Chumbivilcas is one of 13 provinces of the Cusco Region. It is divided into eight districts:
* Santo Tomás
* Capacmarca
* Chamaca
* Colquemarca
* Livitaca
* Llusco
* Quiñota
* Velille
See also
* Ccoyo
* Chukchu Chukchu (Quechua for malaria)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is the name of a festival and a satirical danceMiguel A. López Loli, Chukchu: Danzando con la enfermedad, ...
* Khirkiqucha
* Tupay Tuqtu
* Urququcha
* Wamanmarka
* Warmiqucha
Graphics
The Provinces of Cusco Region
The Districts
References
External links
(Spanish)
Infocusco: Chumbivilcas
(Spanish)
Satellite Photos: All Population Centers
Provinces of the Cusco Region
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