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.
Casma is divided into four districts, which are:
District | Mayor | |
---|---|---|
Maximo Pedro Vargas Cutamanca | ||
Jose Luis Lomparte Monteza | ||
Jose Alejandro Montalvan Macedo | ||
Jose Luis Del Carpio Melgarejo |
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]