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Acobamba Province

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Country
  
Peru

Seat
  
Acobamba

UBIGEO
  
0902

Region
  
Huancavelica

Districts
  
8

Area
  
910.8 km²

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Website
  
www.acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.

Contents

Map of Acobamba Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Churcampa Province
  • East: Ayacucho Region
  • South: Angaraes Province
  • West: Huancavelica Province

    • Political division

    The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

  • Acobamba (Acobamba)
  • Andabamba (Andabamba)
  • Anta (Anta)
  • Caja (Caja)
  • Marcas (Marcas)
  • Paucará (Paucará)
  • Pomacocha (Pomacocha)
  • Rosario (Rosario)

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Acobamba Province Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA