Acomayo province

Acomayo
Province
Location of Acomayo in the Cusco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Capital	Acomayo
Government
• Mayor	Moises Ramos Villares (2007)
Area
• Total	948.22 km2 (366.11 sq mi)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	27,704
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0802

Acomayo is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: ^[1]

• Anka Tiyana
• Awaq Pata
• Ayawiri
• Hatun Ñan
• Hatun Urqu
• Inti Qhawarina
• Kunka
• Kunkayuq
• Kuntur Sayana
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Kuyu Urqu
• Llaqta K'uchu
• Maranniyuq
• Mawk'a Llaqta
• Milla Punta
• Nina Urqu
• Pariwana
• Pitu Urqu
• Pisqu Urqu
• Puka Kancha
• Pukara
• Pukarani
• Qucha Kunka
• Qullqi Marka
• Qurpa Kancha
• Q'ara Kunka
• Q'illuma Q'asa
• Q'iru Chimpa
• Runtu Marka
• Sillu Qaqa
• T'aqa Raqay
• T'aqta Urqu
• Uqlla Q'asa
• Wanu Kunka
• Waqra Pukara
• Wayllani
• Yuthu Q'asa

Political division

The province is divided into seven districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

• Acomayo (Acomayo)
• Acopia (Acopia)
• Acos (Acos)
• Mosoc Llacta (Mosoc Llacta)
• Pomacanchi (Pomacanchi)
• Rondocan (Rondocan)
• Sangarará (Sangarará)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.25% of the residents started speaking in Spanish. ^[2]

See also

• Acomayo (Cusco)
• Lake Asnacocha
• Pumaqanchi Lake
• Waqra Pukara

Sources

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Acomayo (Cusco Region)
2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

13°55′08″S71°41′06″W / 13.91889°S 71.68500°W / -13.91889; -71.68500