Lucanas
Province
The lake named Quchapampa and the village of Aucara in the Lucanas Province
Location of Lucanas in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Capital	Puquio
Government
• Mayor	Luis Alfonso Moya Mora
Area
• Total	14,494.64 km2 (5,596.41 sq mi)
Population
• Total	51,328
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0506

Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Some of the largest lakes of the province are as follows:

Political division

The province is divided into twenty-one districts.

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (57.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.37% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.25% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Archaeology

There are more than twenty archaeological sites in the province which were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are Aya Muqu, Chipaw Marka, Hatun Misapata, Kanichi, Nina Kiru, Ñawpallaqta, Puka Urqu, Quriwayrachina, Q'asa Pata, Usqunta and Waman Pirqa.^[3][4]