| Cotabambas | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Apurímac |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Tambobamba |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 2612.72 |
| Population Total: | 44028 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
The Cotabambas Province is a province located in the Apurímac Region of Peru. The province has a population of 44,028 inhabitants. The capital of this province is the city of Tambobamba.
One of the highest peaks of the province is Wiska at approximately 4800m (15,700feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
The province extends over an area of 2612.72km2 and is divided into six districts:
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.55 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.17% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]