Condesuyos Province

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Condesuyos
Province
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Qurupuna volcano, Condesuyos Province
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Flag
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Location of Condesuyos in the Arequipa Region
Country Peru
Region Arequipa
Capital Chuquibamba
Government
 • MayorMiguel Angel Manchego Llerena (2007)
Area
 • Total
6,958.4 km2 (2,686.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
18,963
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
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Condesuyos Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Its seat is Chuquibamba.

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Geography

The Andean Volcanic Belt and the Wansu mountain range traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: [1]

Political division

The province is divided into eight districts which are:

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (73.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.37% 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 La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

15°50′21″S72°39′05″W / 15.839264°S 72.651358°W / -15.839264; -72.651358


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