Carhuaz Province
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| Carhuaz[1] | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Capital | Carhuaz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oscar Roosevelt Cerna Gomez (2007) |
| Website | www.municarhuaz.gob.pe |
The Carhuaz Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Political division
Carhuaz is divided into eleven districts, which are:
| DISTRICT | MAYOR |
|---|---|
| Acopampa | Julian Victor Chavez Graza |
| Amashca | Leoncio Jaime Cadillo Chapeton |
| Anta | Miguel Oswaldo Antunez Castillo |
| Ataquero | Eber Tito Gutierrez Vazques |
| Carhuaz | Oscar Roosevelt Cerna Gomez |
| Marcará | Jorge Patricio Cruz Lazaro |
| Pariahuanca | Zenobio Gregorio Mendez Aguirre |
| San Miguel de Aco | Tomas Severiano Gutierrez Lliuya |
| Shilla | Juan Felix Puntillo Limas |
| Tinco | Simeon Alejandro Rodriguez Rojas |
| Yungar | Julio Constantino Robles Ramirez |
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.27%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
- Chiqllaqucha
- Chiqllarahu
- Wallqan
- Yanarahu (Ruriqucha)
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Official website of the Carhuaz Province
- ↑ (Spanish) Official website of the Carhuaz Province
- ↑ (Spanish) Official website of the Carhuaz Province
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- (Spanish) Official website of the Carhuaz Province
- (Spanish) Official website of the San Miguel de Aco District
Coordinates: 9°04′01″S 77°49′01″W / 9.067°S 77.817°W
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