Huanca Sancos Province
| Huanca Sancos | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
 Location of Huanca Sancos in the Ayacucho Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Capital | Huanca Sancos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,862.33 km2 (1,105.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,408 m (11,181 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,120 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0503 |
Huanca Sancos is a province in central Ayacucho, Peru. On April 3, 1983, Shining Path rebels entered the town of Lucanamarca and killed 69 people.
Political division
The province extends over an area of 2,862.33 square kilometres (1,105.15 sq mi) and is divided into four districts.
- Sancos (Huanca Sancos)
- Carapo (Carapo)
- Sacsamarca (Sacsamarca)
- Santiago de Lucanamarca (Lucanamarca)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 18.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
Sources
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
Coordinates: 13°55′07″S 74°19′55″W / 13.91861°S 74.33194°W