Acobamba Province Explained

Acobamba Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huancavelica
Seat:Acobamba
Population Total:38208
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:910.82
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Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rolando Vargas Mendoza
Blank Name Sec2:UBIGEO
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The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven provinces located in the Department of Huancavelica of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.

Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe