Churcampa Province

Province in Huancavelica, Peru

Churcampa
Province
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Location of Churcampa in the Huancavelica Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Capital	Churcampa
Government
• Mayor	Robert Juan Rojas Meza (2007)
Area
• Total	1,232.45 km² (475.85 sq mi)
Population
• Total	42,755
• Density	35/km² (90/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0905

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.

Boundaries

North: Tayacaja Province
East: Ayacucho Region
South: Acobamba Province
West: Huancavelica Province

Geography

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

Allquchayuq
Artisa
Chawpi Urqu
Hamp'atuyuq
Hamp'atuyuq (Pachamarca)
Hatun Pampa
Ichhu Pata
Ichhu Ukhu
Luychu Q'asa
Llaqta Urqu
Mamacha Urqu
Muruqucha
Muyu Urqu
Ñawpa Llaqta Urqu
Puka Pampa
Qiwllaqucha
Q'illu Urqu
Q'iru Q'asa
Saywa
Suyu Qaqa
Wisk'achayuq
Yana P'unqu
Yana Urqu (Chinchihuasi-Cosme)
Yana Urqu (Coris-Locroja)
Yana Willka
Yuraq Yuraq

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

Anco (La Esmeralda)
Chinchihuasi (Chinchihuasi)
Churcampa (Churcampa)
El Carmen (Paucarbambilla)
La Merced (La Merced)
Lacroja (Locroja)
Pachamarca (Pachamarca)
Paucarbamba (Paucarbamba)
San Miguel de Mayocc (Mayocc)
San Pedro de Coris (San Pedro de Coris)
Cosme (Santa Clara de Cosme)

Ethnic groups

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

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