Aymaraes is the largest of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chalhuanca. The province was founded by General Simón Bolívar on June 21, 1824.
Boundaries North: the provinces of Andahuaylas and Abancay East: the provinces of Abancay and Antabamba South: Ayacucho Region West: Ayacucho Region and the province of Andahuaylas
Geography One of the highest peaks of the province is Pisti at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Aymaraes (Apurímac Region)
Political division The province measures and is divided into seventeen districts:
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.15% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
References
External links Official website of the province of Aymaraes