Canchis province

The Willkanuta River or Willkamayu is one of the largest rivers of the province. Siwinaqucha, the biggest lake in the province,^[1] is also one of the biggest lakes in Peru.

The Willkanuta and La Raya mountain ranges traverse the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Ausangate. Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

After independence, the province was created as the province of Tinta. On October 14, 1833, it was divided into two new provinces: Canchis and Canas. On August 29, 1834, the city of Sicuani became the official capital of the province of Canchis.

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Checacupe (Checacupe)
• Combapata (Combopata)
• Marangani (Marangani)
• Pitumarca (Pitumarca)
• San Pablo (San Pablo)
• San Pedro (San Pedro)
• Sicuani (Sicuani)
• Tinta (Tinta)

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language of the majority of the population (58.59%), and Spanish of almost all the rest (41.14%).^[2]

Raqch'i is an archaeological sites with remains of the Inca period. Other sites in the province are Ayamach'ay, Llamachayuq Qaqa and Machu Pitumarka.^[3]

• Chukchu
• Ch'illkamayu
• Saqaqaniqucha