Canas is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography The La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the provinces of Canas and Melgar (Puno Region)
Political division The province is divided into eight districts (, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
Checca (Checca) Kunturkanki (El Descanso) Langui (Langui) Layo (Layo) Pampamarca (Pampamarca) Quehue (Quehue) Túpac Amaru (Tungasuca) Yanaoca (Yanaoca)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.13% of the residents started speaking in Spanish.inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Tupay Tuqtu
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