Castrovirreyna | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Huancavelica |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Castrovirreyna |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 3984.62 |
Population Total: | 20018 |
Population Footnotes: | |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0904 |
The Castrovirreyna Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Castrovirreyna.
The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]
The province is divided into thirteen districts, which are:
The province is inhabited by Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (77.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.30% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]