La Unión is a province of the Arequipa Region in Peru. Its seat is Cotahuasi.
Geography The Huanzo mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Solimana at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
Political division The province is divided into eleven districts which are Alca Charcana Cotahuasi (Province Seat) Huaynacotas Pampamarca Puyca Quechualla Sayla Tauria Tomepampa Toro
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve Ikmaqucha Mawk'allaqta Wansuqucha
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