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Caravelí Province

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Country
  
Peru

Area
  
13,140 km²

Region
  
Arequipa Region

UBIGEO
  
0403

Capital
  
Caravelí

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Website
  
www.municaraveli.gob.pe

Caravelí Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.

Contents

Map of Caravel%C3%AD Province, Peru

Political Division

The province is divided into thirteen districts which are:

  • Acarí (Acarí)
  • Atico (Atico)
  • Atiquipa (Atiquipa)
  • Bella Unión (Bella Unión)
  • Cahuacho (Cahuacho)
  • Caravelí (Caravelí)
  • Chala (Chala)
  • Chaparra (Achanizo)
  • Huanuhuanu (Tocota)
  • Jaqui (Jaqui)
  • Lomas (Lomas)
  • Quicacha (Quicacha)
  • Yauca (Yauca)

    • Ethnic groups

    The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (84.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.49% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.07 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Caravelí Province Wikipedia
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