Canas Province

Canas
—  Province  —
[[File:|250px|none|alt=|Location of Canas in the Cusco Region]]Location of Canas in the Cusco Region
Country Peru
Region Cusco
Founded
Capital Yanaoca
Government
 • Mayor Juan Francisco Melendez Nina (2007)
Area
 • Total 2,103.76 km2 (812.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 42,368
UBIGEO 0805

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

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: