Churcampa Province

The Churcampa Province is a province located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is one of the seven that make up that region. The capital of the province is Churcampa.

Churcampa
Province
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Location of Churcampa in the Huancavelica Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Capital	Churcampa
Government
• Mayor	Robert Juan Rojas Meza (2007)
Area
• Total	1,232.45 km2 (475.85 sq mi)
Population
• Total	42,755
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0905

Boundaries

• North: Tayacaja Province
• East: Ayacucho Region
• South: Acobamba Province
• West: Huancavelica Province

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

• Allquchayuq
• Artisa
• Chawpi Urqu
• Hamp'atuyuq
• Hamp'atuyuq (Pachamarca)
• Hatun Pampa
• Ichhu Pata
• Ichhu Ukhu
• Luychu Q'asa
• Llaqta Urqu
• Mamacha Urqu
• Muruqucha
• Muyu Urqu
• Ñawpa Llaqta Urqu
• Puka Pampa
• Qiwllaqucha
• Q'illu Urqu
• Q'iru Q'asa
• Saywa
• Suyu Qaqa
• Wisk'achayuq
• Yana P'unqu
• Yana Urqu (Chinchihuasi-Cosme)
• Yana Urqu (Coris-Locroja)
• Yana Willka
• Yuraq Yuraq

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:

• Anco (La Esmeralda)
• Chinchihuasi (Chinchihuasi)
• Churcampa (Churcampa)
• El Carmen (Paucarbambilla)
• La Merced (La Merced)
• Lacroja (Locroja)
• Pachamarca (Pachamarca)
• Paucarbamba (Paucarbamba)
• San Miguel de Mayocc (Mayocc)
• San Pedro de Coris (San Pedro de Coris)
• Cosme (Santa Clara de Cosme)

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).