| Chupaca | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Junín |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Chupaca |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Luis Alberto Bastidas Vasquez |
| Area Total Km2: | 1153.05 |
| Elevation M: | 3263 |
| Population Total: | 51340 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1209 |
| Website: | www.munichupaca.gob.pe |
Chupaca Province, located in Central Peru, is one of the nine provinces that compose the Junín Region, bordering to the north with the Concepción Province, to the east with the Huancayo Province, to the south with the Huancavelica Region, and to the west with the Lima Region. The province has a population of approximately 57,000 inhabitants, and the capital is Chupaca.
Chupaca is located 297sp=us0sp=us from Lima and has a temperate and dry climate. Located within the province is the lake Ñawinpukyu 15km (09miles) west of the city Huancayo, with surface water spanning 7ha, where the breeding of trout, mule trips, and boating occur.
One of the highest peaks of the province is Wachwa Runtu at approximately 4800m (15,700feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
The province is divided into nine districts (with main towns).
Furthest back in the known history of the Chupaca Province the Arwaturu tribe located alongside the lake named Ñawinpukyu constructed buildings from stone and mud that aligned to the north and to the south in such a way that they received all the rays from the sun.
Low the Chongos; a town 20km (10miles) south of Huancayo has a church dating back to 1540 with altars carved in baroque style.