Churcampa Province

Churcampa
Province
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Location of Churcampa in the Huancavelica Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Capital	Churcampa
Government
• Mayor	Robert Juan Rojas Meza (2007)
Area
• Total	1,232.45 km2 (475.85 sq mi)
Population
• Total	42,755
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0905

The Churcampa Province is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.

Boundaries

• North: Tayacaja Province
• East: Ayacucho Region
• South: Acobamba Province
• West: Huancavelica Province

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

• Allquchayuq
• Artisa
• Chawpi Urqu
• Hamp'atuyuq
• Hamp'atuyuq (Pachamarca)
• Hatun Pampa
• Ichhu Pata
• Ichhu Ukhu
• Luychu Q'asa
• Llaqta Urqu
• Mamacha Urqu
• Muruqucha
• Muyu Urqu
• Ñawpa Llaqta Urqu
• Puka Pampa
• Qiwllaqucha
• Q'illu Urqu
• Q'iru Q'asa
• Saywa
• Suyu Qaqa
• Wisk'achayuq
• Yana P'unqu
• Yana Urqu (Chinchihuasi-Cosme)
• Yana Urqu (Coris-Locroja)
• Yana Willka
• Yuraq Yuraq

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

• Anco (La Esmeralda)
• Chinchihuasi (Chinchihuasi)
• Churcampa (Churcampa)
• El Carmen (Paucarbambilla)
• La Merced (La Merced)
• Lacroja (Locroja)
• Pachamarca (Pachamarca)
• Paucarbamba (Paucarbamba)
• San Miguel de Mayocc (Mayocc)
• San Pedro de Coris (San Pedro de Coris)
• Cosme (Santa Clara de Cosme)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).