Английская Википедия:Huancané Province
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Huancané Province (from Aymara Wanqani Шаблон:Audio, meaning "the one with big stones") is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Huancané.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Khawayuni at approximately Шаблон:Convert. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
Political division
The province measures Шаблон:Convert and is divided into eight districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cojata | Hector Exaltacion Montesinos Aliaga | Cojata | 210602 |
| Huancané | Alex Gomez Pacoricona | Huancané | 210601 |
| Huatasani | Miguel Condori Condori | Huatasani | 210603 |
| Inchupalla | Juan Sucasaire Aquise | Inchupalla | 210604 |
| Pusi | Elias Quiroga Gutierrez | Pusi | 210605 |
| Rosaspata | Clodoaldo Poma Castro | Rosaspata | 210606 |
| Taraco | Efrain Vilca Callata | Taraco | 210607 |
| Vilque Chico | Hilario Ramos Salluca | Vilque Chico | 210608 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (53.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 15.70% using Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
Шаблон:Provinces of Puno region Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Шаблон:Webarchive, Retrieved January 2, 2008
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancané Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Шаблон:Webarchive INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
