Antabamba | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Apurímac |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Antabamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 3219.01 |
Population Total: | 11932 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.
Antabamba Province covers an area of . The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]
The province is divided into seven districts:
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.26% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.28% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]