Huancané (from Aymara Wanqani , meaning "the one with big stones") is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital , Retrieved January 2, 2008 The capital of the province is the city of Huancané.
Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Khawayuni at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Huancané (Puno Region)
Political division The province measures and is divided into eight districts:
District Mayor Capital Ubigeo Cojata Hector Exaltacion Montesinos Aliaga Cojata 210602 Huancané Alex Gomez Pacoricona Huancané 210601 Huatasani Miguel Condori Condori Huatasani 210603 Inchupalla Juan Sucasaire Aquise Inchupalla 210604 Pusi Elias Quiroga Gutierrez Pusi 210605 Rosaspata Clodoaldo Poma Castro Rosaspata 210606 Taraco Efrain Vilca Callata Taraco 210607 Vilque Chico Hilario Ramos Salluca Vilque Chico 210608
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (53.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 15.70% using Spanish (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Awki awki
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