La Mar is a province in the north-east corner of the Ayacucho Region, Peru. It was created on March 30, 1861. Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. IX, p. 1384.
Geography One of the highest mountains of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the province of La Mar, Ayacucho Region
Political division The province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved March 4, 2008. Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar. Municipalidad Provincial de La Mar - San Miguel - Ayacucho. Retrieved March 4, 2008. Anco (Chiquintirca) Ayna (San Francisco) Chilcas (Chilcas) Chungui (Chungui) Luis Carranza (Pampas) San Miguel (San Miguel) Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa) Samugari (Palmapampa) Tambo (Tambo) Anchihuay (Anchihuay) Oronccoy (Oronccoy)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
Archaeology Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are K'allapayuq Urqu and Waraqu Urqu.
References
External links Municipal website