Country Peru Capital Abancay Website www.muniabancay.gob.pe | Region ApurÃmac UBIGEO 0301 | |
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The Abancay Province is one of seven provinces of the ApurÃmac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Abancay.
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Map of Abancay Province, Peru
Boundaries
Geography
One of the highest mountains of the province is Ampay located in the Ampay National Sanctuary. Other mountains are listed below:
Political division
Abancay Province is divided into nine 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 (51.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.06% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.21% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
References
Abancay Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA