Acobamba Province

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Acobamba Province
Location of the province Acobamba in Huancavelica.svg
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Seat Acobamba
Government
  MayorRolando Vargas Mendoza
Area
  Total910.82 km2 (351.67 sq mi)
Population
  Total38,208
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Districts8
UBIGEO 0902
Website www.acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven provinces located in the Department of Huancavelica of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.

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Boundaries

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [1]

See also

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

Coordinates: 12°50′27″S74°34′14″W / 12.84083°S 74.57056°W / -12.84083; -74.57056


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