Huancavelica | |
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.svg) Location of the Department of Huancavelica in Peru | |
| Coordinates:13°01′S75°05′W / 13.02°S 75.09°W /-13.02; -75.09 | |
| Country | Peru |
| Subdivisions | 7 provinces and 94 districts |
| Capital | Huancavelica |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Maciste Díaz Abad |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 347,639 |
| • Density | 15.7079/km2 (40.6833/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 09 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-HUV |
| Website | www |
Huancavelica (Spanish pronunciation:[waŋkaβeˈlika]ⓘ) is adepartment of Peru. It is bordered by the departments ofLima andIca in the west,Junín in the north, andAyacucho in the east. It has an area of 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi) and a population of 347,639 (2017 census). It is administered by aregional government. Its capital is the city ofHuancavelica.
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The department is divided into sevenprovinces.
Province (Capital)
The main cities are Huancavelica, Pampas and Lircay. There are many little districts like Querco in Huancavelica. Querco is a nice little town. Most of the residents are agricultors. They own cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, llamas, goats, chickens, and donkeys.
The region is mostly inhabited by indigenous people ofQuechua descent.
According to the2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents wasQuechua (64.03%) followed bySpanish (35.67%). The Quechua variety spoken in Huancavelica isChanka Quechua. The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the department of Huancavelica by province:[1]
| Province | Quechua | Aymara | Asháninka | Another native language | Spanish | Foreign language | Deaf or mute | Total |
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| Acobamba | 51,338 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 8,261 | - | 78 | 59,747 |
| Angaraes | 40,669 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 10,922 | - | 56 | 51,723 |
| Castrovirreyna | 4,093 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 14,168 | - | 73 | 18,352 |
| Churcampa | 33,025 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 8,542 | 3 | 127 | 41,747 |
| Huancavelica | 73,340 | 117 | 28 | 13 | 59,544 | 4 | 157 | 133,203 |
| Huaytara | 5,670 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 16,218 | 2 | 28 | 21,938 |
| Tayacaja | 63,950 | 91 | 23 | 15 | 33,900 | 1 | 242 | 98,222 |
| Total | 272,085 | 373 | 78 | 70 | 151,555 | 10 | 761 | 424,932 |
| % | 64.03 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 35.67 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 100.00 |
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TheNational University of Huancavelica is the only university in the region and it has branches in Pampas, Lircay, Acobamba and Castrovirreyna.
The region has two hospitals located in Huancavelica and Pampas. There are clinics and medical post in most of the towns.[citation needed]
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The region is connected with the neighboring regions by national roads, which are paved in most cases. There are regional and local roads that are serving the towns of the regions. Huancavelica has a train service with the city ofHuancayo.
Italics indicate provinces under a special regime. TheConstitutional Province of Callao does not belong to any region. |
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