Víctor Fajardo Province

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Víctor Fajardo
Province
Location of Víctor Fajardo in the Ayacucho Region
Location of Víctor Fajardo in the Ayacucho Region
Country Peru
Region Ayacucho
Founded November 14, 1910
Capital Huancapi
Government
 • Mayor Onofrio Huamaní Garcia
Area
 • Total 2,260.19 km2 (872.66 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 27,919
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Website www.munifajardo.gob.pe

Víctor Fajardo Province is a province in the centre of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

Boundaries[edit]

Geography[edit]

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]

Political division[edit]

The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

Districts in Fajardo Province
  • Huancapi (Huancapi), Anexos:Ccocha y Pitahua
  • Alcamenca, Anexos: Huambo, Carampa, Mirata, Unya, Eccallo, Patallacta e Irimpay
  • Apongo, Anexos: Paire, Chillanccay y Huayccohuasi
  • Asquipata, Anexos: Chihuire y Morcolla Chico
  • Canaria, Anexos: Raccaya, Taca y Umasi
  • Cayara, Anexos: Chincheros y Mayopampa
  • Colca, Anexos: Quilla y San José de Sucre
  • Huamanquiquia, Anexos: Patará, Tinca y Ucho
  • Huancaraylla, Anexos: Circamarca y Llusita
  • Huaya, Anexo: Tiquihua
  • Sarhua (Sarhua), Anexos: Auquilla, Chuquihuarcaya y Tomanga
  • Vilcanchos, Anexos: Cocas, Espite y Urancancha

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 (86.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

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

External links[edit]


Coordinates: 13°41′S 74°04′W / 13.683°S 74.067°W / -13.683; -74.067