Huamanga
Province
Flag of Huamanga
Flag
Coat of arms of Huamanga
Coat of arms
Location of Huamanga in the Ayacucho Region
Location of Huamanga in the Ayacucho Region
CountryPeru
RegionAyacucho
CapitalAyacucho
Government
 • MayorYuri Gutiérrez
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total2,981.37 km2 (1,151.11 sq mi)
Population
 • Total282,194
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

Huamanga is a province in the northern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayacucho.

Political division

The province covers 2,981.3 square kilometres (1,151.1 sq mi) and is divided into fifteen districts:

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the province is Yanapatira at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

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).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

13°10′12″S 74°13′12″W / 13.17000°S 74.22000°W / -13.17000; -74.22000


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