Huacaybamba province

Huacaybamba is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacaybamba.

Boundaries North: province of Marañón East: province of Leoncio Prado South: province of Huamalíes West: Ancash Region

Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Marka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Huacaybamba (Huánuco Region)

Political division The province is divided into four districts, which are:

Canchabamba Cochabamba Huacaybamba Pinra

Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

See also Kinwaqucha Mamaqucha

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