Abancay Province

Abancay[1]
Province
Coat of arms
Location of Abancay[2] in the Apurímac Region
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Capital	Abancay
Government
• Mayor	Jose Manuel Campos Cespedes (2007)
Area
• Total	3,447.13 km2 (1,330.94 sq mi)
Population  (2002 estimate)
• Total	123,395
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0301
Website	www.muniabancay.gob.pe

The Abancay Province is one of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Abancay.

Boundaries

• North: Cusco Region
• East: Cotabambas Province, Grau Province
• South: Aymaraes Province, Antabamba Province, Grau Province
• West: Andahuaylas Province, Aymaraes Province

Political division

Abancay Province is divided into nine districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (51.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.06% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.21% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

See also

• Inka Raqay
• Inka Wasi
• Qiwllaqucha
• Qurimarka
• Wask'aqucha

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article Abancay.

1. ↑ (Spanish) Official website of the Abancay Province
2. ↑ (Spanish) Official website of the Abancay Province
3. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 13°38′02″S 72°52′52″W / 13.634°S 72.881°W / -13.634; -72.881