Víctor Fajardo Province Explained

Víctor Fajardo
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 14, 1910
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huancapi
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Onofrio Huamaní Garcia
Area Total Km2:2260.19
Population Total:27919
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO

Víctor Fajardo Province is a province in the centre of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Urqu at approximately 4600m (15,100feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, 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 (86.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Víctor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe