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Paucartambo Province

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Country
  
Peru

Area
  
6,295 km²

Region
  
Cusco Region

UBIGEO
  
0811

Capital
  
Paucartambo, Paucartambo

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Paucartambo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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Boundaries

  • North: Madre de Dios Region
  • East: Quispicanchi Province
  • South: Quispicanchi Province
  • West: Calca Province

    • Geography

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

    Political division

    The province is divided into six districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

  • Caicay (Caicay)
  • Challabamba (Challabamba)
  • Colquepata (Colquepata)
  • Huancarani (Huancarani)
  • Kosñipata (Pillcopata)
  • Paucartambo (Paucartambo)

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua ethnicity. According to the 2007 national census, Quechua is the first language of the great majority of the population (85.56%); 13.51% of the residents learned Spanish as their first language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Paucartambo Province Wikipedia
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