• Source: Huamanga Province

Huamanga is a province in the northern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayacucho.




Political division


The province covers 2,981.3 square kilometres (1,151.1 sq mi) and is divided into fifteen districts:

Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
Acocro (Acocro)
Acos Vinchos (Acos Vinchos)
Carmen Alto (Carmen Alto)
Chiara (Chiara)
Jesús Nazareno (Las Nazarenas)
Ocros (Ocros)
Pacaycasa (Pacaycasa)
Quinua (Quinua)
San José de Ticllas (Ticllas)
San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista)
Santiago de Pischa (San Pedro de Cachi)
Socos (Socos)
Tambillo (Tambillo)
Vinchos (Vinchos)
Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (Jardín)




Geography


One of the highest mountains of the province is Yanapatira at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:




Ethnic groups


The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.11 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).




See also


Battle of Ayacucho
Hatun Usnu
Kachimayu
Marayniyuq
Pampas de Ayacucho Historical Sanctuary
Qunchupata
Wichqana




Sources






External links


(in Spanish) Official Web Site of Municipalidad Provincial de Huamanga
(in Spanish) Ayacucho República Aristocrática photo gallery

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ayacucho
• Huamanga Province
• Ayacucho
• Soco
• Intendancy of Huamanga
• Kunturkunka
• Cangallo Province
• San Juan Bautista District, Huamanga
• Department of Ayacucho
• Ayacucho (disambiguation)
• Abraham Valdelomar