Canas Province
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Canas | |
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Location of Canas in the Cusco region |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Capital | Yanaoca |
Area | |
Area Elevation (capital) |
2,103.76 km2 |
Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
Population - Total - Density |
42,368 (2005 census) 20.1/km² |
Mayor | Juan Francisco Melendez Nina (2007) |
Subdivisions | 8 districts |
UBIGEO | 0805 |
Official website | |
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Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
[edit] Political division
The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Checca (Checca)
- Kunturkanki (El Descanso)
- Langui (Langui)
- Layo (Layo)
- Pampamarca (Pampamarca)
- Quehue (Quehue)
- Tupac Amaru (Tungasuca)
- Yanaoca (Yanaoca)
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