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Lucanas | |
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 The lake named Quchapampa and the village of Aucara in the Lucanas Province | |
 Location of Lucanas in theAyacucho Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Capital | Puquio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Alfonso Moya Mora |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,494.64 km2 (5,596.41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 51,328 |
| • Density | 3.5412/km2 (9.1716/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0506 |
Lucanas is the largestprovince in theAyacucho Region inPeru. Its seat isPuquio.
Some of the highest mountains of the province areRasuwillka andQarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below:[1]
Some of the largest lakes of the province are as follows:
The province is divided into twenty-one districts.
The province is inhabited byindigenous citizens ofQuechua descent.Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (57.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.37% of the residents started speaking using theQuechua language and 0.25% usingAymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]
There are more than twenty archaeological sites in the province which were declared a National Cultural Heritage. Some of the most important sites of the province areAya Muqu,Chipaw Marka,Hatun Misapata,Kanichi,Nina Kiru,Ñawpallaqta,Puka Urqu,Quriwayrachina,Q'asa Pata,Usqunta andWaman Pirqa.[3][4]
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