Parinacochas 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 North: Apurímac Region East: province of Paucar del Sara Sara South: Arequipa Region West: province of Lucanas
Geography The highest mountain in the province is Sara Sara at on the border to the Paucar del Sara Sara Province. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Parinacochas (Ayacucho Region)
Political division The province extends over an area of and is divided into eight districts:
Coracora Chumpi Coronel Castañeda Pacapausa Pullo Puyusca San Francisco de Ravacayco Upahuacho
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).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Inka Wasi Parinaqucha Parququcha Tipiqucha
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