Huamanga Province
| Huamanga | ||
|---|---|---|
| Province | ||
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 Location of Huamanga in the Ayacucho Region | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Ayacucho | |
| Capital | Ayacucho | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,981.37 km2 (1,151.11 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 191,287 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Website | www.munihuamanga.gob.pe | |
Huamanga is a province in northern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayacucho.
Political division
The province covers 2,981.3 square kilometres (1,151.1 sq mi) and is divided into fifteen districts:
- Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
- Acocro (Acocro)
- Acos Vinchos (Acos Vinchos)
- Carmen Alto (Carmen Alto)
- Chiara (Chiara)
- Ocros (Ocros)
- Pacaycasa (Pacaycasa)
- Quinua (Quinua)
- San José de Ticllas (Ticllas)
- San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista)
- Santiago de Pischa (San Pedro de Cachi)
- Socos (Socos)
- Tambillo (Tambillo)
- Vinchos (Vinchos)
- Jesús Nazareno (Las Nazarenas)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.11 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
- Battle of Ayacucho
- Hatun Usnu
- Kachimayu
- Kunturkunka
- Pampas de Ayacucho Historical Sanctuary
- Qunchupata
- Wichqana
Sources
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- (Spanish) Official Web Site of Municipalidad Provicial de Huamanga
- (Spanish) Ayacucho República Aristocrática photo gallery
Coordinates: 13°10′12″S 74°13′12″W / 13.17000°S 74.22000°W