Paucartambo Province
For other places with the same name, see Paucartambo.
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| Province | |
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Paucartambo | |
 Location of Paucartambo in the Cusco Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Capital | Paucartambo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Condori Huallpa (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,295.01 km2 (2,430.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 47,313 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0811 |
Paucartambo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Boundaries
- North: Madre de Dios Region
- East: Quispicanchi Province
- South: Quispicanchi Province
- West: Calca Province
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]
- Ananta Q'asa
- Anti Pukara
- Apachita Q'asa
- Aqu Urqu
- Atuq Wachana
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chupa Kancha
- Hatun Allpapata
- Inti Qhawarina
- Jach'a Sira
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Luychu Urqu
- Llama Kunka
- Minasniyuq
- Pukara
- Pukara Q'asa
- Pumakancha
- P'allqa Qaqa
- P'unquchayuq
- Qhispi Rumiyuq
- Qullpa Qhata
- Qullqi Urquna
- Qullqip'unqu
- Qullqiri
- Quri
- Q'illu Unuyuq
- Raqch'i Raqch'iyuq
- Saywa Urqu
- Suni Urqu
- Tawa Pukara
- Tawqa
- Uqayuq
- Wankarani
- Willulluni
- Yana Urqu
Political division
The province is divided into six districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Caicay (Caicay)
- Challabamba (Challabamba)
- Colquepata (Colquepata)
- Huancarani (Huancarani)
- Kosñipata (Pillcopata)
- Paucartambo (Paucartambo)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
Sources
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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Coordinates: 13°19′12″S 71°35′34″W / 13.319889°S 71.592751°W
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