Andahuaylas Province


Andahuaylas Province is the second largest of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Andahuaylas. The province is located in the north-eastern part of the region and measures.

Boundaries

One of the highest peaks of the province is Sallapi at approximately. Other mountains are listed below:
Some of the largest lakes in the province are Antaqucha, Quriqucha, Suqtaqucha, Suyt'uqucha and Wachuqucha.

Political division

The Andahuaylas province is divided into nineteen districts, which are:
DistrictMayor
AndahuaylasVictor Manuel Molina Quintana
AndarapaAgapito Leguia Guzman
ChiaraGabino Cartolin Altamirano
HuancaramaCarlos Cavero Contreras
HuancarayMacedonio Martin Mallcco Matute
HuayanaHermelinda Pareja Urpi
KaquiabambaRuben Vivanco Ccoicca
KishuaraRuben Moises Hurtado Vera
PacobambaFredy Trocones Villcas
PacuchaOscar Franco Navarro
PampachiriWilfredo Cirilo Chipana Fernandez
PomacochaAbelardo Ccaccya Ccopa
San Antonio de CachiEsteban Astuquillca Arcce
San JerónimoOscar David Rojas Palomino
San Miguel de ChaccrapampaFelix Vargas Loa
Santa María de ChicmoHerminio Ortiz Guizado
TalaveraJuan Ricardo Reynoso Gutierrez
Tumay HuaracaRufino Edgay Taipe Romani
TurpoAntonio Beltran Sanchez
José María ArguedasN

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 26.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.19% using Aymara .

Archaeology

Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Awkimarka, Llamachayuq and Suntur.