Aija province

Aija
Province
Aija, the capital of the province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Aija in the Ancash Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Capital	Aija
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Moisés Toque Ita (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	696.72 km2 (269.01 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,136
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)

Aija is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.

Geography

The Cordillera Negra traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: ^[1]

• Aqu Kancha
• Chaka Wayin
• Kiswar Punta
• Kunkush
• Kuntur Pukyu
• Lima Hirka
• Mullu Wank'a
• Parya
• Pillaka
• Puka Allpa
• Puka Hirka
• Puma Puñunan
• Puma Wayin
• P'allqa
• Qishqi Punta
• Sach'a Hirka
• Tarush Qhawana
• Wank'ap'iti
• Wank'ayuq Hirka
• Wik'uña Qaqa
• Wishka
• Yana Kunkush
• Yana Mach'ay
• Yana Mina
• Yanaqucha
• Yuraq Yaku

Political division

Aija is divided into five districts, which are:

District	Mayor
Aija	German Ignacio Hizo Requena
Coris	Mamerto Antonio Chavez Quiñones
Huacllan	Wenceslao Lorenzo Hidalgo Gomero
La Merced	Manuel Dario Manrique Mejia
Succha	Aquiles Florencio Ortiz Leon

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (62.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 37.70% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census). ^[2]

Sources

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

9°46′55″S77°36′39″W / 9.781887°S 77.610856°W / -9.781887; -77.610856