• Source: Parinacochas Province

The Parinacochas Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. The province has a population of 24,028 inhabitants as of 2002. The capital of the province is Coracora.




Boundaries


North: Apurímac Region
East: Paucar del Sara Sara Province
South: Arequipa Region
West: Lucanas Province




Geography


The highest mountain in the province is Sara Sara at 5,505 m (18,061 ft) on the border to the Paucar del Sara Sara Province. Other mountains are listed below:




Political division


The province extends over an area of 5,968.32 square kilometres (2,304.38 sq mi) and is divided into eight districts:

Coracora
Chumpi
Coronel Castañeda
Pacapausa
Pullo
Puyusca
San Francisco de Ravacayco
Upahuacho




Ethnic groups


The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).




See also


Inka Wasi
Parinaqucha
Parququcha
Tipiqucha




Sources

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Parinacochas Province
• Paucar del Sara Sara Province
• Suparawra
• Parququcha (Peru)
• Kiswarniyuq (Ayacucho)
• Pumawiri
• Millu (Ayacucho)
• Puka Ranra (Apurímac-Ayacucho)
• Wachwani
• Lake Ancascocha