Huamanga is a
province
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 northern part of the
Ayacucho Region in
Peru
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. The capital of the province is the city of
Ayacucho
Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...
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Political division
The province covers and is divided into fifteen districts:
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Ayacucho
Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...
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Ayacucho
Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...
)
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Acocro (
Acocro)
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Acos Vinchos (
Acos Vinchos)
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Carmen Alto (
Carmen Alto)
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Chiara (
Chiara)
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Jesús Nazareno (
Las Nazarenas)
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Ocros (
Ocros)
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Pacaycasa (
Pacaycasa)
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Quinua
Quinua is a small town in Quinua District in the province of Huamanga, in Peru's central highland department of Ayacucho, from the city of Huamanga (Ayacucho), at an altitude of , which today serves as the administrative capital of the district ...
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Quinua
Quinua is a small town in Quinua District in the province of Huamanga, in Peru's central highland department of Ayacucho, from the city of Huamanga (Ayacucho), at an altitude of , which today serves as the administrative capital of the district ...
)
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San José de Ticllas (
Ticllas)
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San Juan Bautista (
San Juan Bautista)
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Santiago de Pischa (
San Pedro de Cachi)
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Socos (
Socos)
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Tambillo (
Tambillo)
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Vinchos (
Vinchos)
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Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (
Jardín
Jardín ( en, Garden), often mistakingly referred to as El Jardín, is a town and municipality in the southwest region of Antioquia, Colombia. It is bounded by the Andes, Jericó, and Támesis municipalities to the north and the Caldas depart ...
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Geography
One of the highest mountains of the province is Yanapatira at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
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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*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.
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 (50.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.31% 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 0.11 % 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
See also
* Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho ( es, Batalla de Ayacucho, ) was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of South America. In Peru it is co ...
* Hatun Usnu
* Kachimayu
* Marayniyuq
* Pampas de Ayacucho Historical Sanctuary
The Pampas de Ayacucho Historic Sanctuary is located near the town of Quinua in the region of Ayacucho. It has an area of 3 km2 and was established in 1980 to protect the site of the Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho ( es, Bat ...
* Qunchupata
* Wichqana
Sources
External links
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Official Web Site of Municipalidad Provicial de Huamanga
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Ayacucho República Aristocrática photo gallery
Provinces of the Ayacucho Region
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