Aymaraes Province Explained

Aymaraes
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:June 21, 1824
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chalhuanca
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:4213.07
Population Total:27598
Population Density Km2:auto
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Aymaraes Province is the largest of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chalhuanca. The province was founded by General Simón Bolívar on June 21, 1824.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the province is Pisti at approximately 5100m (16,700feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Political division

The province measures and is divided into seventeen districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.15 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe

External links

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