Abancay Province

Province in Apurímac, Peru

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Location of Abancay in the Apurímac Region

CountryPeruRegionApurímacCapitalAbancayGovernment

• MayorGuido ChahuayllaArea

• Total3,447.13 km² (1,330.94 sq mi)Population

• Total110,520 • Density32/km² (83/sq mi)UBIGEO0301Websitewww.muniabancay.gob.pe

The Abancay Province is one of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Abancay.

Boundaries

North: Cusco Region
East: Cotabambas Province, Grau Province
South: Aymaraes Province, Antabamba Province, Grau Province
West: Andahuaylas Province, Aymaraes Province

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the province is Ampay located in the Ampay National Sanctuary. Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Allqa Marka
Antaqucha
Aqu Q'asa
Atuq Pata
Chakana
Chaku Urqu
Chawpi
Chunkara
Chuntani
Hatun Ullukuyuq
Huch'uy Q'urawiri
Ichhu Urqu
Inka Pirqa
Inka Wasi
Janq'u Marka
Kallanka
Kimsa P'ukru
Kimsa P'unqu
Kimsa Urqu
Kimsaqucha
Kimsa Wayna
Kiska Urqu
Kuntur Sinqa
Kunturillu
Lurituyuq
Llaksa
Llikawi
Mawk'allaqta
Muruqucha
Pillpintu
Pinqulluni
Pirwata
Pisqaqucha
Pukara
P'unqu Q'asa
Qala Saywa
Qillqas
Qiñwa Marka
Qiñwa Urqu
Quncha Pallana
Q'illu Q'asa
Q'illu Q'asa (Aban.-Grau)
Q'urawiri
Rumi Chaka
Runtuqucha
Silla Urqu
Suntur
Sunturu
Sunturuyuq
Sunqun Marka
Surimana
Waman Ch'arpa
Waraquyuq
Warmi Rumi
Wayllayuq
Willkawara
Wiraqucha
Wisk'achayuq
Yana Allpa
Yana Qaqa
Yana Urqu

Political division

Abancay Province is divided into nine districts, which are:

DISTRICT	MAYOR
Abancay	Guido Chahuaylla Maldonado
Chacoche	Martin Puma Cayllahua
Circa	Asunto Gregorio Montoya Juro
Curahuasi	Danilo Valenza Calvo
Huanipaca	Jose Chacon Vargas
Lambrama	Hilario Saldivar Taipe
Pichirhua	Marcelino Montes Aguilar
San Pedro de Cachora	Huber Cuaresma Espinoza
Tamburco	Fernando Zuñiga Gutierrez

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (51.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.06% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.21% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article Abancay.

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007