Marañón Province

Marañón
Province

Location of Marañón in the Huánuco Region
Country Peru
Region Huánuco
Capital Huacrachuco
Government
  Mayor Anibal Valverde
Area
  Total 4,801.50 km2 (1,853.87 sq mi)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 24,734
  Density 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
UBIGEO 1007

The Marañón Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacrachuco. The province has a population of 23,000 inhabitants as of 2002.

Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into three 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 (74.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.75% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

Sources

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

Coordinates: 8°36′23″S 77°08′54″W / 8.606486°S 77.148247°W