Huanca Sancos Province
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| Huanca Sancos | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
Location of Huanca Sancos in the Ayacucho Region |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Capital | Huanca Sancos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,862.33 km2 (1,105.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,408 m (11,181 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,120 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0503 |
Huanca Sancos is a province in central Ayacucho, Peru. On April 3, 1983, Shining Path rebels entered the town of Lucanamarca and killed 69 people.
Political division[edit]
The province extends over an area of 2,862.33 square kilometres (1,105.15 sq mi) and is divided into four districts.
- Sancos (Huanca Sancos)
- Carapo (Carapo)
- Sacsamarca (Sacsamarca)
- Santiago de Lucanamarca (Lucanamarca)
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 18.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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Coordinates: 13°55′07″S 74°19′55″W / 13.91861°S 74.33194°W
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