| Cangallo | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Cangallo |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Percy Colos Ayala |
| Area Total Km2: | 1916.17 |
| Elevation M: | 2577 |
| Population Total: | 36977 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0502 |
| Website: | http://www.municangallo.gob.pe/ |
The Cangallo Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up the region. The province has a population of 36,977 inhabitants as of census 2005. The capital of the province is the city of Cangallo.
One of the highest mountains of the province is Chiqllarasu at 5167m (16,952feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
The province extends over an area of 1916.17km2 and is divided into six districts:
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Various archaeological sites of the province were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are listed below:[3] [4]