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Canas Province

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Country
  
Peru

UBIGEO
  
0805

Region
  
Cusco Region

Capital
  
Yanaoca

Area
  
2,104 km²

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Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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Map of Canas Province, Peru

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

  • Checca (Checca)
  • Kunturkanki (El Descanso)
  • Langui (Langui)
  • Layo (Layo)
  • Pampamarca (Pampamarca)
  • Quehue (Quehue)
  • Tupac Amaru (Tungasuca)
  • Yanaoca (Yanaoca)

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.13% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.

    References

    Canas Province Wikipedia
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