Country Peru Area 4,213 km² Capital Chalhuanca | UBIGEO 0304 Founded 21 June 1824 Region Apurímac Region | |
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Website www.municipioaymaraes.gob.pe | ||
Aymaraes Province is the largest of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chalhuanca. The province was founded by General Simón Bolívar on June 21, 1824.
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Map of Aymaraes Province, Peru
Boundaries
Political division
The province measures 1,242.33 square kilometres (479.67 sq mi) and is divided into seventeen districts:
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.15 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
References
Aymaraes Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA