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Antabamba Province

Province in Apurímac, Peru

Coat of arms

Location of Antabamba in the Apurímac Region

CountryPeruRegionApurímacCapitalAntabambaArea

• Total3,219.01 km² (1,242.87 sq mi)Population

• Total11,932 • Density3.7/km² (9.6/sq mi)Websitewww.muniantabamba.gob.pe

Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.

Boundaries

North: Grau Province
East: Cotabambas Province, Cusco Region
South: Arequipa Region
West: Aymaraes Province

Geography

Antabamba Province covers an area of 1,242.33 square kilometres (479.67 sq mi). The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:^[1]

Allqa Walusa
Aqu Q'asa
Chachakumani
Chaku Q'asa
Chankuwaña
Hatun Qillqa
Hatun Q'asa
Hatunqullpa
Huch'uy Sara Sara
Ikma
Inti Utka
Kimsaqucha
Kisu Qutu
Kiswarani
Kuntur Wachana
Kuntur Wasi
Kunturi
Luychu
Lunq'u
Llamuqa
Llaqtarana
Llulluch'a
Lluqu Chuyma
Maranniyuq
Millu
Mina Q'asa
Misa Urqu
Muntirayuq
Muruq'u
Pachak Pata
Paychi (Antabamba)
Paychi (Antabamba-Esp. Medr.)
Pilluni
Pirqa
Puka Puka
Puka Ranra
Puka Urqu (Antabamba)
Puka Urqu (Oropesa)
Puka Willka
Pumanuta
Phiruru
Qillqa
Quncha Urqu
Quri Pawkara
Quri Waraqa
Q'illu
Q'illu Pachaka
Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Wachu
Runtu Quri
Runtuqucha
Salli
Sara Sara
Saywa Punta
Sisiwa
Suntur
Sura Kallanka
Surapata
Taruja Marka
T'alla Kallanka
Uqi Saywa
Urpi Marka
Utkhu
Waman Ch'arpa
Wamanripa
Wank'ayuq Saywa
Waytani
Wayunka
Wila Quta
Willkarana
Wiska
Yana Ranra
Yana Uqhu
Yana Urqu
Yawriwiri
Yuraq Qaqa
Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Wasina

Districts

The province is divided into seven districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.26% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.28% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Sources

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province and the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007