Churcampa is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.
Boundaries North: province of Tayacaja East: Ayacucho Region South: province of Acobamba West: province of Huancavelica
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:
Anco (La Esmeralda) Chinchihuasi (Chinchihuasi) Churcampa (Churcampa) El Carmen (Paucarbambilla) La Merced (La Merced) Lacroja (Locroja) Pachamarca (Pachamarca) Paucarbamba (Paucarbamba) San Miguel de Mayocc (Mayocc) San Pedro de Coris (San Pedro de Coris) Cosme (Santa Clara de Cosme)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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