Abancay | |
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 Ampay (in the background on the left) as seen fromUsphaqucha | |
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 Location of Abancay in theApurímac Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Capital | Abancay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guido Chahuaylla |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,447.13 km2 (1,330.94 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 110,520 |
| • Density | 32.061/km2 (83.039/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0301 |
| Website | www |
Abancay is one of sevenprovinces of theApurímac Region inPeru. The capital of the province is the city ofAbancay.
One of the highest mountains of the province isAmpay located in theAmpay National Sanctuary. Other mountains are listed below:[1]
The province of Abancay is divided into nine districts, which are:
| District | Mayor |
|---|---|
| Abancay | Guido Chahuaylla Maldonado |
| Chacoche | Martin Puma Cayllahua |
| Circa | Asunto Gregorio Montoya Juro |
| Curahuasi | Danilo Valenza Calvo |
| Huanipaca | Jose Chacon Vargas |
| Lambrama | Hilario Saldivar Taipe |
| Pichirhua | Marcelino Montes Aguilar |
| San Pedro de Cachora | Huber Cuaresma Espinoza |
| Tamburco | Fernando Zuñiga Gutierrez |
The province is inhabited byindigenous citizens ofQuechua descent.Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (51.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.06% of the residents started speaking using theQuechua language and 0.21% usingAymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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