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Víctor Fajardo Province

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Country
  
Peru

Website
  
www.munifajardo.gob.pe

Founded
  
14 November 1910

Region
  
Ayacucho Region

Capital
  
Huancapi

Area
  
2,260 km²

Mayor
  
Onofrio Huamaní Garcia

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Víctor Fajardo Province is a province in the centre of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

Contents

Map of V%C3%ADctor Fajardo Province, Peru

Boundaries

  • North: Cangallo Province
  • East: Vilcas Huamán Province and Sucre Province
  • South: Lucanas Province and Huanca Sancos Province
  • West: Huancavelica Region

    • Geography

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

    Political division

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

  • Huancapi (Huancapi), Anexos:Ccocha y Pitahua
  • Alcamenca, Anexos: Huambo, Carampa, Mirata, Unya, Eccallo, Patallacta e Irimpay
  • Apongo, Anexos: Paire, Chillanccay y Huayccohuasi
  • Asquipata, Anexos: Chihuire y Morcolla Chico
  • Canaria, Anexos: Raccaya, Taca y Umasi
  • Cayara, Anexos: Chincheros y Mayopampa
  • Colca, Anexos: Quilla y San José de Sucre
  • Huamanquiquia, Anexos: Patará, Tinca y Ucho
  • Huancaraylla, Anexos: Circamarca y Llusita
  • Huaya, Anexo: Tiquihua
  • Sarhua (Sarhua), Anexos: Auquilla, Chuquihuarcaya y Tomanga
  • Vilcanchos, Anexos: Cocas, Espite y Urancancha

    • Ethnic groups

    The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Víctor Fajardo Province Wikipedia
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