Grau Province Explained

Grau
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chuquibambilla
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:2174.52
Population Total:27574
Population Density Km2:auto
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Grau Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chuquibambilla.

The province was named after the naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'urawiri at approximately 5000m (16,000feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Political division

The province measures and is divided into fourteen districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe