The Pachitea Province is one of eleven
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 outsi ...
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 Huán ...
in
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 this province is
Panao.
Boundaries
*North:
Huánuco Province
The Huánuco Province is one of 11 provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huánuco.
History
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The p ...
*East:
Puerto Inca Province
The Puerto Inca Province is the largest of eleven Provinces of Peru, provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Puerto Inca.
Boundaries
*North: Ucayali Region
*East: Ucayali Region
*South: Pasco Region
*W ...
*South:
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 ...
*West:
Ambo Province
The Ambo Province is one of eleven Provinces of Peru, provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco.
Boundaries
*North: Huánuco Province
*East: Pachitea Province
*South: Pasco Region
*West: Laur ...
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The province is divided into four districts, which are:
*
Chaglla (
Chaglla)
*
Molino (
Molino)
*
Panao (
Panao)
*
Umari (
Umari)
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by
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.
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, Cana ...
, however, is the language which the majority of the population (52.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.98% 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 (
2007 Peru Census
The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...
).
inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also
* Usnu
Sources
Provinces of the Huánuco Region
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