Acomayo
Province
Location of Acomayo in the Cusco Region
Location of Acomayo in the Cusco Region
CountryPeru
RegionCusco
CapitalAcomayo
Government
 • MayorMoises Ramos Villares (2007)
Area
 • Total948.22 km2 (366.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total27,704
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
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Acomayo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

  • Anka Tiyana
  • Awaq Pata
  • Ayawiri
  • Hatun Ñan
  • Hatun Urqu
  • Inti Qhawarina
  • Kunka
  • Kunkayuq
  • Kuntur Sayana
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Kuyu Urqu
  • Llaqta K'uchu
  • Maranniyuq
  • Mawk'a Llaqta
  • Milla Punta
  • Nina Urqu
  • Pariwana
  • Pitu Urqu
  • Pisqu Urqu
  • Puka Kancha
  • Pukara
  • Pukarani
  • Qucha Kunka
  • Qullqi Marka
  • Qurpa Kancha
  • Q'ara Kunka
  • Q'illuma Q'asa
  • Q'iru Chimpa
  • Runtu Marka
  • Sillu Qaqa
  • T'aqa Raqay
  • T'aqta Urqu
  • Uqlla Q'asa
  • Wanu Kunka
  • Waqra Pukara
  • Wayllani
  • Yuthu Q'asa

Political division

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.25% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.[2]

See also

Sources

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

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