Huamalíes Province
| Huamalíes | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
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The upper Marañón River in the Huamalíes Province | |
 Location of Huamalíes in the Huánuco Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Capital | Llata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Grover Quino Herrera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,144.50 km2 (1,214.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 68,809 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1005 |
The Huamalíes Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Llata.
Boundaries
- North: Huacaybamba Province
- East: Leoncio Prado Province
- South: Dos de Mayo Province
- West: Ancash Region
Political division
The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:
- Arancay (Arancay)
- Chavín de Pariarca (Chavín de Pariarca)
- Jacas Grande (Jacas Grande)
- Jircan (Jircan)
- Llata (Llata)
- Miraflores (Miraflores)
- Monzón (Monzón)
- Punchao (Punchao)
- Puños (Puños)
- Singa (Singa)
- Tantamayo (Tantamayo)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
Sources
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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Coordinates: 9°32′59″S 76°49′01″W / 9.549620°S 76.816921°W
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