Parinacochas Province

Parinacochas
Parinacochas
Province
	The archaeological site of Inkawasi with the volcano Sara Sara and the lake Parinaqucha in the background
	Location of Parinacochas in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Capital	Coracora
Area
• Total	5,968.32 km2 (2,304.38 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	24,028
• Density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)

The Parinacochas Province is a province located in the Ayacucho Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. The province has a population of 24,028 inhabitants as of 2002. The capital of the province is Coracora.

Boundaries

Geography

The highest mountain in the province is Sara Sara at 5,505 m (18,061 ft) on the border to the Paucar del Sara Sara Province. Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Allqa Q'awa
Anta P'unqu
Apachitayuq
Aqu Q'asa
Chachakuma
Challwa Q'asa
Chawpi Urqu
Chuku Chuku
Chunta
Hatun Qiwuña
Iskay Pata
Kiswar
Kiswarniyuq
Kuntur Qhata
Kunturi
Kunturillu
Lunq'u
Maranniyuq
Millu
Milluni
Pilluni
Pirqa
Pirwa
Pisqa Pukyu
Puka Kunka
Puka Mach'ay
Puka Punchu
Puka Puka
Puka Ranra
Puka Saywa
Pukaqucha
Pumawiri
Phiruru
Qiwña Urqu
Qullpa Pampa
Qullqata
Quriwiri
Qhata Urqu
Q'ara Pukyu
Q'illu
Q'illu Q'asa
Q'illu Urqu (Luc.-Par.)
Q'illu Urqu (Par.)
Ranrayuq
Silla Q'asa
Suparawra
Uqhu Sinqa
Wachwani
Waman Pirqa
Wamanqucha
Wamanripa
Wayunka
Yana Mach'ay
Yana Qaqa
Yana Saya
Yana Urqu
Yaritayuq
Yuraq Phiruru
Yuraq Q'asa

Political division

The province extends over an area of 5,968.32 square kilometres (2,304.38 sq mi) and is divided into eight 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 (54.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Sources

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

15°01′01″S 73°46′50″W / 15.016994°S 73.780419°W / -15.016994; -73.780419

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[1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region)

[2] .gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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