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Lucanas Province

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′26″W / 14.69389°S 74.12389°W / -14.69389; -74.12389
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Lucanas
The lake named Quchapampa and the village of Aucara in the Lucanas Province
The lake named Quchapampa and the village of Aucara in the Lucanas Province
Location of Lucanas in the Ayacucho Region
Location of Lucanas in the Ayacucho Region
CountryPeru
RegionAyacucho
CapitalPuquio
Government
 • MayorLuis Alfonso Moya Mora
Area
 • Total14,494.64 km2 (5,596.41 sq mi)
Population
 • Total51,328
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
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Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio.

Geography

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Some of the highest mountains of the province are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Some of the largest lakes of the province are as follows:

Political division

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The province is divided into twenty-one districts.

Ethnic groups

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The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (57.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.37% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 0.25% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Archaeology

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There are more than twenty archaeological sites in the province which were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province are Aya Muqu, Chipaw Marka, Hatun Misapata, Kanichi, Nina Kiru, Ñawpallaqta, Puka Urqu, Quriwayrachina, Q'asa Pata, Usqunta and Waman Pirqa.[3][4]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
  3. ^ El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766 and 243767, May 8, 2003, Lima
  4. ^ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES

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