Tayacaja province

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Tayacaja
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Location of Tayacaja in the Huancavelica Region
Country Peru
Region Huancavelica
Capital Pampas
Government
  MayorJesus Americo Monge Abad (2007)
Area
  Total
3,370.6 km2 (1,301.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total
104,378
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
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The Tayacaja Province is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Pampas. The province has a population of 116,371 inhabitants as of 2002.

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Boundaries

Political division

Tayacaja is divided into eighteen districts, which are:

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

See also

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

12°23′53″S74°52′04″W / 12.398156°S 74.867728°W / -12.398156; -74.867728

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