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Churcampa Province

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Country
  
Peru

UBIGEO
  
0905

Region
  
Huancavelica Region

Capital
  
Churcampa

Area
  
1,232 km²

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The Churcampa Province is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.

Contents

Map of Churcampa Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Tayacaja Province
  • East: Ayacucho Region
  • South: Acobamba Province
  • West: Huancavelica Province

    • Geography

    Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

    Political division

    The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

  • Anco (La Esmeralda)
  • Chinchihuasi (Chinchihuasi)
  • Churcampa (Churcampa)
  • El Carmen (Paucarbambilla)
  • La Merced (La Merced)
  • Lacroja (Locroja)
  • Pachamarca (Pachamarca)
  • Paucarbamba (Paucarbamba)
  • San Miguel de Mayocc (Mayocc)
  • San Pedro de Coris (San Pedro de Coris)
  • Cosme (Santa Clara de Cosme)

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Churcampa Province Wikipedia
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