Huancavelica Province Explained

Huancavelica
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huancavelica
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huancavelica
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rómulo Cayllahua Paytán
Area Total Km2:4215.56
Population Total:115054
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
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The Huancavelica Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica.

Boundaries

Geography

There are a couple of large lakes in the province like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Qiwllaqucha, Tipiqucha, Warmiqucha and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru.

The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]

Political division

The province is divided into nineteen districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Sources

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Notes and References

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