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Dos de Mayo Province

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Country
  
Peru

Website
  
munidosdemayo.com

Area
  
1,439 km²

UBIGEO
  
1003

Founded
  
5 November 1870

Region
  
Huánuco Region

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Capital
  
La Unión - (alt: 3226 mts - 10581 ft)

The Dos de Mayo Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of La Unión.

Contents

Map of Dos de Mayo Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Huamalíes Province
  • East: Leoncio Prado Province
  • South: Huánuco Province, Yarowilca Province and Lauricocha Province
  • West: Ancash Region
  • Geography

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

    Political division

    The province is divided into nine districts, which are:

  • Chuquis
  • La Unión
  • Marías
  • Pachas
  • Quivilla
  • Ripán
  • Shunqui
  • Sillapata
  • Yanas
  • Ethnic groups

    The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (59.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.87% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Dos de Mayo Province Wikipedia