Bolognesi province

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Bolognesi
Province
Paisaje Cordillera Huaihuash 29102009.jpg
Waywash mountain range as seen from Chiquián
Location of the province Bolognesi in Ancash.PNG
Location of Bolognesi in the Ancash Region
Country Peru
Region Ancash
Capital Chiquián
Government
 • MayorGudberto Carrera Padilla
Area
 • Total
3,155 km2 (1,218 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
23,797
 • Density7.5/km2 (20/sq mi)
Website www.munibolognesi.gob.pe

Bolognesi is one of 20 provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.

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Overview

The province originally was part of the province of Cajatambo (part of Lima Region since 1916) until 1903, when it was split off and named after Col. Francisco Bolognesi, the hero of the Battle of Arica. In 1990, the province of Ocros split off from Bolognesi.

Geography

The area of the province comprises parts of four Andean mountain ranges with snow-covered mountains: the Cordillera Blanca, the Cordillera Negra, the Wallanka mountain range and the Waywash mountain range. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: [1]

Political division

Bolognesi is divided into fifteen districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (84.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.43% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

See also

Sources

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

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