Camaná province
Province in Arequipa Region, Peru
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Camaná is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. It borders the provinces of Caravelí, Condesuyos, Castilla, Caylloma, Arequipa and Islay.
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Camaná | |
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The Ocoña River with the town Ocoña in the background | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Camaná in Arequipa Region | |
| Coordinates: 16.623561°S 72.709183°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Arequipa Region |
| Capital | Camaná |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelo Alejandro Valdivia Bravo (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,998.28 km2 (1,543.74 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 59,370 |
| • Density | 14.85/km2 (38.46/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0402 |
The province was struck by the 2001 southern Peru earthquake, which occurred on June 23, 2001.
Political division
The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito):
- Camaná (Camaná)
- José María Quimper (El Cardo)
- Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel (Urasqui)
- Mariscal Cáceres (San José)
- Nicolás de Piérola (San Gregorio)
- Ocoña (Ocoña)
- Quilca (Quilca)
- Samuel Pastor (La Pampa)
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (84.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.30% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 2.57% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]
