Abancay is one of seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Abancay.
Boundaries North: Cusco Region East: provinces of Cotabambas and Grau South: provinces of Aymaraes, Antabamba and Grau West: provinces of Andahuaylas and Aymaraes
Geography One of the highest mountains of the province is Ampay located in the Ampay National Sanctuary. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
Political division The province of Abancay is divided into nine districts, which are:
District Mayor Abancay Guido Chahuaylla Maldonado Chacoche Martin Puma Cayllahua Circa Asunto Gregorio Montoya Juro Curahuasi Danilo Valenza Calvo Huanipaca Jose Chacon Vargas Lambrama Hilario Saldivar Taipe Pichirhua Marcelino Montes Aguilar San Pedro de Cachora Huber Cuaresma Espinoza Tamburco Fernando Zuñiga Gutierrez
Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (51.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.06% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.21% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Inka Raqay Qiwllaqucha Qurimarka Q'illu Q'asa Usnu Muqu Usphaqucha Wask'aqucha
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