Casma Province Explained

Casma
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Casma
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Luis Alarcón Llana (2019–2022)
Area Total Km2:2262.86
Population Total:50989
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Website:www.casma.anc.mp.gob.pe

The Casma Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.

Political division

Casma is divided into four districts, which are:

DistrictMayor
Maximo Pedro Vargas Cutamanca
Jose Luis Lomparte Monteza
Jose Alejandro Montalvan Macedo
Jose Luis Del Carpio Melgarejo

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (85.95%) learnt to speak in childhood. 13.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

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