The Acobamba Province is the smallest of seven provinces located in the Department of Huancavelica of Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.
Acobamba Province | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Seat | Acobamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolando Vargas Mendoza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 910.82 km2 (351.67 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38,208 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Districts | 8 |
| UBIGEO | 0902 |
| Website | www |
Boundaries
edit- North: Churcampa Province
- East: Ayacucho Region
- South: Angaraes Province
- West: Huancavelica Province
Political division
editThe province is divided into eight districts, which are:
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
editSources
edit- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Official municipal website
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