Cangallo Province

Cangallo
Cangallo
Province
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Cangallo in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Capital	Cangallo
Government
• Mayor	Percy Colos Ayala
Area
• Total	1,916.17 km2 (739.84 sq mi)
Elevation	2,577 m (8,455 ft)
Population
• Total	36,977
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0502
Website	http://www.municangallo.gob.pe/

The Cangallo Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up the region. The province has a population of 36,977 inhabitants as of census 2005. The capital of the province is the city of Cangallo.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the province is Chiqllarasu at 5,167 m (16,952 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Anta Sirka
Antap'iti
Aqchi Mach'ay
Arpachayuq
Asulqucha
Atuq Wachana
Ayapa Uman
Chaku
Chawpi Urqu
Ch'uspi
Hatun Pata
Hatun Urqu
Hatun Qaqa
Huch'uy Puka Q'asa
Kawra Qaqa
Kiswara
Kuntur Q'asa
K'ichki
Mach'ayniyuq
Machu Uqhu
Millpu
Misapata
Pirwaylla
Puka Kunka
Puka Mach'ay
Puka Urqu
Phutunqu
P'iti Q'asa
P'ukru
Qarampa
Qarwa Q'asa
Qullpa Pata
Q'illu Q'asa
Q'illu Wayta
Rayusqa
Rit'ipata
Ruphasqa
Sasaylla
Saywa
Saywa Q'asa
Suyuqucha
Tampuchayuq
Taruka Punta
Usnu
Waranwallqa
Waychaw Pata
Wayra Punku
Wisk'acha Urqu
Yana Allpa
Yana Chaka
Yana Phiruru
Yana Qaqa
Yanaqucha
Yawarqucha
Yawlillayuq

Political division

The province extends over an area of 1,916.17 square kilometers (739.84 sq mi) and is divided into six 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 (90.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Archaeology

Various archaeological sites of the province were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are listed below:^[3]^[4]

Anta Q'asa, Apachita Achamarka, Apachita Awqanqa, Apachita Manchayniyuq, Kunkachayuq, Llaqta Punta, Marka, Ñawpa Llaqta, Pirwaylla, Turichayuq, Wakuya, Waman Pukyu, Wantay Llamuqu, Waña Q'asa and Wichinka in the Paras District
Añas Qullpa, Kullku Wasi, Pillwa Pampa and Pisqu Pata in the Totos District

Sources

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Cangallo Province and the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
^ El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766 and 243767, May 8, 2003, Lima
^ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES

External links

(in Spanish) Portal de Cangallo
Primera web de Cangallo

13°37′43″S 74°08′39″W / 13.628658°S 74.144097°W / -13.628658; -74.144097

[1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Cangallo Province and the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)

[2] .gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

[3] El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766 and 243767, May 8, 2003, Lima

[4] Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES

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