Recuay Province
| Recuay | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
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Quñuqqucha with Qiwllarahu in the background | |
 Location of Recuay in the Ancash Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Capital | Recuay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milton Duck Leon Vergara (2007) |
The Recuay Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. Its seat is the town of Recuay.
Geography
The southern parts of the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]
- Challwa
- Chunta Punta
- Ichik Qiwlla
- Kiswar
- Kunkush
- Kunkush Punta
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Kuntur Qaqa
- Kuntur Wayin
- Minapata
- Mururahu
- Puka Allpa
- Puka Hirka
- Puka Qaqa
- Pukarahu (Catac)
- Pukarahu (Ticapampa)
- Puma Wayin
- Qawish
- Qishqi
- Qiwlla Hirka
- Qiwllarahu
- Qulluta
- Rukutu Punta
- Sach'a Hirka
- Santun
- Shawanka Punta
- Tantash
- Tuku
- Tukuyuq
- Tunshu Punta
- Wachwaqucha
- Wamas Chakra
- Wank'ap'iti
- Wathiyaqucha
- Wishka Hirka
- Yana Kunkush
- Yanamaray
- Yanaqucha
- Yanarahu
Qiruqucha is one of the largest lakes of the province.
Political division
Recuay is divided into ten districts, which are:
| DISTRICT | MAYOR |
|---|---|
| Catac | Hernan Yolando Perez Alvarado |
| Cotaparaco | Luis Beltran Carranza Ramirez |
| Huayllapampa | Eustorgio Isaac Leon Paico |
| Llacllin | Gerardo Cristobal Ramirez Salome |
| Marca | Lionel Fabio Tolentino Flores |
| Pampas Chico | Juan Teodocio Ibarra Padilla |
| Pararin | Roberto Melchor Requena Garcia |
| Recuay | Milton Duck Leon Vergara |
| Tapacocha | Lenin Uribe Ramos Cosme |
| Ticapampa | Pedro Melecio Cochachin Ortiz |
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (63.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.42% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
Sources
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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Coordinates: 9°43′24″S 77°27′26″W / 9.723429°S 77.457215°W
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