Lauricocha Province
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Lauricocha Province is one of 11
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 ...
of the
Huánuco Region Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...
in
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. The capital of the province is Jesús. The province is found at high elevations in the
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. The highest elevation in the province is snow-capped Yerupaja peak with an elevation of and the lowest elevation is approximately along the Marañon River north of the town of Rondos. The population of the province was 19,956 in 2017 and had been declining for many years before that. Lauricocha province is the source of the Marañon. Lauricocha Lake is the largest of many glacial lakes in the province. The lake and the headwaters of the Lauricocha and
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Rivers have been identified as among the sources of the Amazon River. The high, cool climate of the province limits economic activity. Agriculture is mostly pastoral and
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es are the main crop. The Raura mine, producing
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, and
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, is one of the highest mines in the world at an elevation of . The province is popular for hikers and mountain climbers, especially to hike and climb in the
Cordillera Huayhuash Huayhuash (possibly from Quechua ''waywash'', weasel'','' or ''waywashi'', squirrel) is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Pr ...
on the western border of Lauricocha. The major north-south
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, the Qhapaq Ňan, which runs from
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to Quito,
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, traverses Lauricocha province and is well-preserved along much of its route in this province.


Location

The province is bordered by the
Dos de Mayo Province The Dos de Mayo Province (literally ''May 2'') is one of eleven Provinces of Peru, provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of La Unión, Huánuco, La Unión. Boundaries *North: Huamalíes Province *East: ...
and the Yarowilca Province in the north, the
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and the Ambo Province in the east, the
Pasco Region Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Political division The region is divided into 3 provinces ( es, provincias, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito ...
in the south, and the
Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departm ...
and the Ancash Region in the west.


Geography

The Huayhuash or Waywash mountain range and the Rawra or Raura mountain range form the western border of the province. The highest peak of the province is Yerupaja. Other mountains are listed below:


Climate

Climatic information about Lauricocha province is available for Rondos and San Miguel de Cauri. The climate of Lauricocha is cool and cloudy. In the
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system, elevations below about are usually Cfb climates (temperate, cool summers) or Cwb (temperate, cool summers, dry winters). At higher elevations, the climate is ET ( Alpine tundra). At elevations of , average monthly temperatures hover around for every month of the year. Annual precipitation is about . The permanent snowline in the Huayhuash and Raura mountains is about .


Political divisions

Lauricocha Province is divided into seven
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s ( es, distritos, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''):


Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by
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citizens of
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descent.
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, however, is the language which the majority of the population (89.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.36% of the residents started speaking using the
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( 2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007


See also


Sources

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