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Acobamba Province

Coordinates: 12°50′27″S 74°34′14″W / 12.84083°S 74.57056°W / -12.84083; -74.57056
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Acobamba Province
Location of Acobamba Province
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
SeatAcobamba
Government
 • MayorRolando Vargas Mendoza
Area
 • Total910.82 km2 (351.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total38,208
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Districts8
UBIGEO0902
Websitewww.acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

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.

Boundaries

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Political division

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The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

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The 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

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Sources

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  1. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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12°50′27″S 74°34′14″W / 12.84083°S 74.57056°W / -12.84083; -74.57056