Recuay Province
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| Recuay | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Capital | Recuay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milton Duck Leon Vergara (2007) |
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Political division
Recuay is divided into ten districts, which are:
| DISTRICT | MAYOR |
|---|---|
| Catac | Hernan Yolando Perez Alvarado |
| Cotaparaco | Luis Beltran Carranza Ramirez |
| Huayllapampa | Eustorgio Isaac Leon Paico |
| Llacllin | Gerardo Cristobal Ramirez Salome |
| Marca | Lionel Fabio Tolentino Flores |
| Pampas Chico | Juan Teodocio Ibarra Padilla |
| Pararin | Roberto Melchor Requena Garcia |
| Recuay | Milton Duck Leon Vergara |
| Tapacocha | Lenin Uribe Ramos Cosme |
| Ticapampa | Pedro Melecio Cochachin Ortiz |
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.42% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
Sources
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
Coordinates: 9°43′24″S 77°27′26″W / 9.723429°S 77.457215°W
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