The Churcampa Province is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.

Churcampa
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Location of Churcampa in the Huancavelica Region
Location of Churcampa in the Huancavelica Region
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica
CapitalChurcampa
Government
 • MayorRobert Juan Rojas Meza (2007)
Area
 • Total1,232.45 km2 (475.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total42,755
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
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Boundaries

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Geography

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

Political division

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The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

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The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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