Canchis Province

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Canchis
Province
The Inca ruins at Raqch'i in the Canchis Province are a common tourist attraction on the road between Cusco and Puno.
Location of Canchis in the Cusco Region
Country Peru
Region Cusco
Founded October 14, 1833
Capital Sicuani
Government
 • Mayor Mario Velasquez Roque (2007)
Area
 • Total 3,999.27 km2 (1,544.13 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 103,974
 • Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
UBIGEO 0806
Website www.municanchis.gob.pe

Canchis 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 parentheses, are:

History

Following the independence, the province was founded as the Tinta Province. Later, on October 14, 1833 the Tinta Province was divided into two new provinces one of which was the Canchis Province, the other the Canas Province. On August 29, 1834 the city of Sicuani became the official capital of the province.

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 41.14% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.[1]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

Coordinates: 14°17′01″S 71°13′26″W / 14.28361°S 71.22389°W / -14.28361; -71.22389

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