Huancavelica is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huancavelica.
Boundaries North: province of Tayacaja East: provinces of Acobamba, Churcampa and Angaraes South: provinces of Huaytará and Castrovirreyna West: Lima Region and Junín Region
Geography There are a couple of large lakes in the province like Anqasqucha, Astuqucha, Chiliqucha, Chunchuqucha, Kanllaqucha, Milluqucha, Papaqucha, Qiwllaqucha, Tipiqucha, Warmiqucha and Ñawinqucha some of which belong to the largest lakes of Peru.
The Chunta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Castrovirreyna (Huancavelica Region)
Political division The province is divided into nineteen districts, which are: Acobambilla (Acobambilla) Acoria (Acoria) Ascensión (Ascención) Conayca (Conayca) Cuenca (Cuenca) Huachocolpa (Huachocolpa) Huancavelica (Huancavelica) Huando (Huando) Huayllahuara (Huayllahuara) Izcuchaca (Izcuchaca) Laria (Laria) Manta (Manta) Mariscal Cáceres (Mariscal Cáceres) Moya (Moya) Nuevo Occoro (Occoro) Palca (Palca) Pilchaca (Pilchaca) Vilca (Vilca) Yauli (Yauli)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.70% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Administrative divisions of Peru Llaqta Qulluy (Acoria) Llaqta Qulluy (Conayca) Llaqta Qulluy (Vilca) Uchkus Inkañan
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