Grau is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Chuquibambilla.
The province was named after the naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario.
Boundaries North: province of Abancay East: province of Cotabambas South: province of Antabamba West: province of Abancay
Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'urawiri at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Grau (Apurimac Region)
Political division The province measures and is divided into fourteen districts: Chuquibambilla Curasco Curpahuasi Huayllati Mamara Mariscal Gamarra Micaela Bastidas Pataypampa Progreso San Antonio Santa Rosa Turpay Vilcabamba Virundo
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Ccotancaire Ccullco Chinaqucha Intikancha Kimsaqucha Q'urawiri Tipiqucha Urququcha
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