Cangallo province
Template:Infobox Province Peru The Cangallo Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up the region. The province has a population of 36,977 inhabitants as of census 2005. The capital of the province is the city of Cangallo.
Boundaries
- North: Huamanga Province
- East: Vilcas Huamán Province
- South: Víctor Fajardo Province
- West: Huancavelica Region
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the province is Chiqllarasu. Other mountains are listed below:[1]
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Political division
The province extends over an area of 1,916.17 square kilometers (739.84 sq mi) and is divided into six districts:
- Cangallo (Cangallo)
- Chuschi (Chuschi)
- Los Morochucos (Pampa Cangallo)
- María Parado de Bellido (Pomabamba)
- Paras (Paras)
- Totos (Totos)
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Archaeology
Various archaeological sites of the province were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are listed below:[3][4]
- Anta Q'asa, Apachita Achamarka, Apachita Awqanqa, Apachita Manchayniyuq, Kunkachayuq, Llaqta Punta, Marka, Ñawpa Llaqta, Pirwaylla, Turichayuq, Wakuya, Waman Pukyu, Wantay Llamuqu, Waña Q'asa and Wichinka in the Paras District
- Añas Qullpa, Kullku Wasi, Pillwa Pampa and Pisqu Pata in the Totos District
See also
sources
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Cangallo Province and the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
- ^ El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766 and 243767, May 8, 2003, Lima
- ^ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES
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