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Angaraes | |
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 Location of Angaraes in the Huancavelica Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Capital | Lircay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu (2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,959.03 km2 (756.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 51,931 (2,005 census) |
| • Density | 26.509/km2 (68.657/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0903 |
Angaraes is one of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Lircay.
Boundaries
[edit]- North: province of Acobamba
- East: Ayacucho Region
- South: province of Huaytará
- West: province of Huancavelica
Political division
[edit]The province is divided into twelve districts, which are:
- Anchonga (Anchonga)
- Callanmarca (Callanmarca)
- Ccochaccasa (Ccochaccasa)
- Chincho (Chincho)
- Congalla (Congalla)
- Huanca-Huanca (Huanca-Huanca)
- Huayllay Grande (Huayllay Grande)
- Julcamarca (Julcamarca)
- Lircay (Lircay)
- San Antonio de Antaparco (Antaparco)
- Santo Tomás de Pata (Santo Tomás de Pata)
- Secclla (Secclla)
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 (78.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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