Paucartambo Province

Province in Cusco, Peru

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Location of Paucartambo in the Cusco Region

CountryPeruRegionCuscoCapitalPaucartamboGovernment

• MayorMario Condori Huallpa (2007)Area

• Total6,295.01 km² (2,430.52 sq mi)Population

(2005 census)

• Total47,313 • Density7.5/km² (19/sq mi)UBIGEO0811

Paucartambo Province (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu,^[1] 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:^[2]

Ananta Q'asa
Anti Pukara
Apachita Q'asa
Aqu Urqu
Atuq Wachana
Chawpi Urqu
Chupa Kancha
Hatun Allpapata
Inti Qhawarina
Jach'a Sira
Kuntur Sinqa
Luychu Urqu
Llama Kunka
Minasniyuq
Pukara
Pukara Q'asa
Pumakancha
P'allqa Qaqa
P'unquchayuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qullpa Qhata
Qullqi Urquna
Qullqip'unqu
Qullqiri
Quri
Q'illu Unuyuq
Raqch'i Raqch'iyuq
Saywa Urqu
Suni Urqu
Tawa Pukara
Tawqa
Uqayuq
Wankarani
Willulluni
Yana Urqu

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).^[3]

Sources

^ Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007