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Huacaybamba Province

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Country
  
Peru

UBIGEO
  
1004

Region
  
Huánuco Region

Capital
  
Huacaybamba

Area
  
1,744 km²

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The Huacaybamba Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacaybamba.

Contents

Map of Huacaybamba Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Marañón Province
  • East: Leoncio Prado Province
  • South: Huamalíes Province
  • West: Ancash Region

    • Political division

    The province is divided into four districts, which are:

  • Canchabamba
  • Cochabamba
  • Huacaybamba
  • Pinra

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Huacaybamba Province Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA