Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the

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in the southern highlands of

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Geography

The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the

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, to the south by the Cusco Province and the Anta Province, and to the west by the La Convención Province. The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into seven districts ( es, distritos, singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: *

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) * Huayllabamba ( Huayllabamba) * Machupicchu ( Machupicchu) * Maras ( Maras) * Ollantaytambo ( Ollantaytambo) * Urubamba ( Urubamba) * Yucay ( Yucay)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (51.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Archaeological sites

The

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of Machu Pikchu is probably the most famous site among the numerous archaeological remains of the province. Other places are listed below: * Ayawayq'u * Inkapintay * Khichuqaqa *

Machu Q'inti Machu Q'inti (Quechua ''machu'' old, old person, ''q'inti'' hummingbird,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) ''Q'inti'' a place nearby, "old Q'inti", hispanicized spelli ...

Machu Qullqa Machu Colca, ''Machuqolqa'' or ''Machu Qollqa'' (from Quechua ''machu'' old, old person, ''qullqa, qulqa'' deposit, storehouse)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an a ...

* Pumamarka * Qurimarka *

Wayna Q'inti Wayna Q'inti (Quechua ''wayna'' young, ''q'inti'' hummingbird,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) ''Q'inti'' a place nearby, "young Q'inti", hispanicized and mixed spel ...

Images

File:102-Yucay.JPG, A view across one of two central parks of Yucay

Sources