| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ancash |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | San Luis |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Wilder Carlos Fitzcarrald Bravo (2007) |
| Area Total Km2: | 624 |
| Population Total: | 17,717 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
The Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru. It is named after Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald, the rubber tycoon whose life served as an inspiration behind the 1982 film Fitzcarraldo.
One of the highest peaks of the province is Atuq Yakunan at approximately 4200m (13,800feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
The Yana Mayu ("black river") flows along the northern border of the province.
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald is divided into 3 districts, which are:
| District | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilder Carlos Fitzcarrald Bravo | ||
| Damasco Lidio Olortegui Romero | ||
| Antonio Sulpicio Villanueva Castillejo |
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]