Tayacaja Province

Tayacaja
Province


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Location of Tayacaja in the Huancavelica Region
Country Peru
Region Huancavelica
Capital Pampas
Government
  Mayor Jesus Americo Monge Abad (2007)
Area
  Total 3,370.6 km2 (1,301.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total 104,378
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
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The Tayacaja Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Pampas. The province has a population of 116,371 inhabitants as of 2002.

Boundaries

Political division

The is divided into sixteen districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

Sources

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

Coordinates: 12°23′53″S 74°52′04″W / 12.398156°S 74.867728°W