Churcampa province

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Churcampa
Province
Chaypara Footbridge.jpg
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Location of the province Churcampa in Huancavelica.svg
Location of Churcampa in the Huancavelica Region
Country Peru
Region Huancavelica
Capital Churcampa
Government
 • MayorRobert Juan Rojas Meza (2007)
Area
 • Total
1,232.45 km2 (475.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
42,755
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
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Churcampa is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.

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Boundaries

Geography

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

Political division

The province is divided into eleven 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 (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

References

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

12°43′22″S74°25′16″W / 12.722847°S 74.421214°W / -12.722847; -74.421214


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