Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts in the province of Antabamba, Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 7, 2008. The district is named after Juan de Espinosa Medrano, the most prominent figure of the Literary Baroque of Peru.

Geography The Wansu mountain range traverses the province, featuring some of the highest peaks of the province, which are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)

Chaka Urqu Huch'uy Sara Sara Kuntur Wasi Kunturi Lunq'u Llamuqa Millu K'uchu Panti Pata Paychi Pilluni Pirqa Puka Ranra Puka Willka Pumanuta Quri Pawkara Quri Waraqa Runtuqucha Sara Sara Surapata T'uruyuq Urpi Marka Utkhu Wamanripa Yana Uqhu Yuraq Qaqa Yuraq Urqu

Ethnic groups The residents of the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which most of the population (75.41%) learnt to speak during childhood, while 23.66% of the residents started speaking Spanish, according to the 2007 Peru Census.inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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