Carabaya
Province
Allin Qhapaq, one of the highest mountains of the province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Carabaya in the Puno Region
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Capital	Macusani
Government
• Mayor	Augusto Ronald Gutierrez Rodrigo
Area
• Total	12,266.4 km2 (4,736.1 sq mi)
Elevation	4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population
• Total	66,316
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2103
Website	www.municarabaya.gob.pe

Carabaya Province is a province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru.^[1] It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro, Melgar and Putina and on the west by the Cusco Region.^[2] The capital of the province is the city of Macusani.

Geography

The province is traversed by the Willkanuta and Kallawaya mountain ranges. Some of the highest peaks of the province are Allin Qhapaq, Ch'ichi Qhapaq and Pumanuta. Other mountains are listed below:^[3]

Ariquma Lake, Wiluyuq Qucha and Sayt'uquta belong to the largest lakes of the province.

Political division

The province measures 12,266.4 square kilometres (4,736.1 sq mi) and is divided into ten districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.62% Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[4]