• Source: Paucartambo Province

Paucartambo Province (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu, meaning "colo(u)red tambo") is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.




Boundaries


North: Madre de Dios Region
East: Quispicanchi Province
South: Quispicanchi Province
West: Calca Province




Geography


Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:




Political division


The province is divided into six districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:

Caicay (Caicay)
Challabamba (Challabamba)
Colquepata (Colquepata)
Huancarani (Huancarani)
Kosñipata (Pillcopata)
Paucartambo (Paucartambo)




Ethnic groups


The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua ethnicity. According to the 2007 national census, Quechua is the first language of the great majority of the population (85.56%); 13.51% of the residents learned Spanish as their first language (2007 Peru Census).




See also


Chukchu
Ch'unchu
Ninamarka
Qhapaq negro
Qhapaq Qulla
Saqra




Sources

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Paucartambo Province
• Paucartambo District, Paucartambo
• Paucartambo
• Paucartambo, Paucartambo
• Qullqiri (Cusco)
• Pumacancha
• Tauja
• Quispicanchi Province
• Qhispi Rumiyuq (Paucartambo)
• Pukara (Cusco)