Cotabambas Province

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Cotabambas
Province
Location of Cotabambas in the Apurímac Region
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Capital	Tambobamba
Area
• Total	2,612.72 km² (1,008.78 sq mi)
Population
• Total	44,028
• Density	17/km² (44/sq mi)

The Cotabambas Province is a province located in the Apurímac Region of Peru. The province has a population of 44,028 inhabitants. The capital of this province is the city of Tambobamba.

Boundaries

North: Cusco Region
East: Cusco Region
South: Cusco Region
West: Abancay Province, Grau Province, Antabamba Province.

Political division

The province extends over an area of 2,612.72 square kilometers (1,008.78 sq mi) and is divided into six districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.55 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.17% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[1]

References

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

External links

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Coordinates: 13°56′31″S 72°10′52″W / 13.942°S 72.181°W / -13.942; -72.181

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