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Acobamba province | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Seat | Acobamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolando Vargas Mendoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 910.82 km2 (351.67 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 38,208 |
| • Density | 41.949/km2 (108.65/sq mi) |
| Districts | 8 |
| UBIGEO | 0902 |
| Website | www |
Acobamba is the smallest of the seven provinces located in the department of Huancavelica in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.
Boundaries
[edit]- North: province of Churcampa
- East: Ayacucho Region
- South: province of Angaraes
- West: province of Huancavelica
Political division
[edit]The province is divided into eight districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Official municipal website
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