Acomayo is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Acomayo (Cusco Region)
Political division The province is divided into seven districts (, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
Acomayo (Acomayo) Acopia (Acopia) Acos (Acos) Mosoc Llacta (Mosoc Llacta) Pomacanchi (Pomacanchi) Rondocan (Rondocan) Sangarará (Sangarará)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.25% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Acomayo (Cusco) Lake Asnacocha Pumaqanchi Lake Waqra Pukara
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