Huamanga province
Province in Ayacucho, Peru
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Huamanga, sometimes informally Ayacucho,[1] is a province in the northern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayacucho.
Huamanga | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Huamanga in the Ayacucho Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Capital | Ayacucho |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yuri Gutiérrez (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,981.37 km2 (1,151.11 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 282,194 |
| • Density | 94.6525/km2 (245.149/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Political division
The province covers 2,981.3 square kilometres (1,151.1 sq mi) and is divided into fifteen districts:
- Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
- Acocro (Acocro)
- Acos Vinchos (Acos Vinchos)
- Carmen Alto (Carmen Alto)
- Chiara (Chiara)
- Jesús Nazareno (Las Nazarenas)
- Ocros (Ocros)
- Pacaycasa (Pacaycasa)
- Quinua (Quinua)
- San José de Ticllas (Ticllas)
- San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista)
- Santiago de Pischa (San Pedro de Cachi)
- Socos (Socos)
- Tambillo (Tambillo)
- Vinchos (Vinchos)
- Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (Jardín)
Geography
One of the highest mountains of the province is Yanapatira at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Allqa Suntu
- Ankap Wachanan
- Anta Q'asa
- Aqu Arma
- Artisa
- Atuq Wachanqa
- Challwa Q'asa
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chupa Urqu
- Chuqi Waqra
- Ch'akiqucha
- Ch'iptap Wasin
- Hapu Punta
- Hatun Munti
- Hatun Pata
- Hatun Tarayuq
- Hatun Usnu
- Hatun P’ukru
- Ichhu Pampa
- Illayuq
- Illachayuq
- Kampanayuq Urqu
- Kinwa Punta
- Kuntur Kunka
- Kuntur Pata
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Maray Urqu
- Pichqa Pukyu
- Qillwaqucha
- Qiwlla Pata
- Q’illu Urqu
- Ruphasqa
- Rurun Willka
- Salla Punta
- Saywa Muqu
- Tarukayuq
- Tarwiyuq
- Uma Urqu
- Umutu Q'asa
- Urqu Punta
- Utuluyuq
- Waman Pirqa
- Waman Wachana
- Wanakawri
- Watana
- Wawsiyuq
- Wayllacha
- Yana Mach’ay
- Yana Phiruru
- Yana Yana
- Yuraq Qaqa
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.11 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[3]