Canas Province

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Canas
Festuca dolichophylla o Q'oya o Chillihua sobre el rio apurimac.JPG
Chilliwa (Festuca dolichophylla) growing at the Apurímac River in the Canas Province
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Location of Canas in the Cusco Region
Country Peru
Region Cusco
Capital Yanaoca
Government
  MayorJuan Francisco Melendez Nina (2007)
Area
  Total2,103.76 km2 (812.27 sq mi)
Population
(2005 census)
  Total42,368
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
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Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [1]

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish : distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, 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 (91.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.13% of the residents started speaking in Spanish. [2]

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References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canas Province and the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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