Huaytará Province

Province in Huancavelica, Peru
Huaytará
Province
Location of Huaytará in the Huancavelica Region
Location of Huaytará in the Huancavelica Region
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
CapitalHuaytará
Government
 • MayorRicardo Yauricasa
Area
 • Total6,458.39 km2 (2,493.60 sq mi)
Population
 • Total17,247
 • Density2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
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Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017.

Boundaries

  • North: Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Province, Angaraes Province
  • East: Ayacucho Region
  • South: Ica Region and Ayacucho Region
  • West: Ica Region

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

  • Anta Maqana
  • Antara
  • Anqasqucha
  • Antara
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Aqu Urqu
  • Artisayuq
  • Chuqi Warmi
  • Chuqllu Punta
  • Ch'uspi
  • Hatun P'ukru
  • Hatun Rumi
  • Hatun Surayuq
  • Hatun Urqu
  • Hatun Waraqu
  • Hatun Wasi
  • Inti Watana
  • Kawituchayuq
  • Machu Qichqa
  • K'uchu Urqu
  • Llipllina
  • Muyuq Urqu
  • Pachasniyuq
  • Pata Wasi
  • Pilluni
  • Puka Q'asa
  • Puka Urqu
  • Puma Ranra
  • Phutunqu
  • P'unqu Qaqa
  • Qispi Q'awa
  • Qucha Urqu
  • Qulluta
  • Q'illu Kancha
  • Q'illu Punta
  • Q'illu Urqu
  • Sura Wasi
  • Tuku Pukyu
  • Uma Kunka
  • Uña Paka
  • Uska Maska
  • Wakan Q'allay
  • Walla Q'asa
  • Wamanripayuq
  • Wisk'acha
  • Yana Ranra
  • Yana Urqu
  • Yawarqucha (Huancavelica)
  • Yawarqucha (Huaytará)
  • Yuraq Kancha
  • Yuraq Tampu
  • Yuraq Urqu

Political division

The province is divided into sixteen districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (73.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.85% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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