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Grau Province

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Country
  
UBIGEO
  
0307

Capital
  
Region
  
Apurímac

Area
  
2,175 km²

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Grau Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chuquibambilla.

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Map of Grau Province, Peru

The province was named after the naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario.

Boundaries

  • North: Abancay Province
  • East: Cotabambas Province
  • South: Antabamba Province
  • West: Abancay Province
  • Political division

    The province measures 2,174.52 square kilometres (839.59 sq mi) and is divided into fourteen districts:

  • Chuquibambilla
  • Curasco
  • Curpahuasi
  • Huayllati
  • Mamara
  • Mariscal Gamarra
  • Micaela Bastidas
  • Pataypampa
  • Progreso
  • San Antonio
  • Santa Rosa
  • Turpay
  • Vilcabamba
  • Virundo
  • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Grau Province Wikipedia


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