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La Unión Province, Peru

Coordinates: 15°03′34″S 72°41′28″W / 15.059567°S 72.691083°W / -15.059567; -72.691083
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Template:Infobox Province Peru La Unión is a province of the Arequipa Region in Peru. Its seat is Cotahuasi.

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Sulimana at 6,093 metres (19,990 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]


Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts which are

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).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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