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