Grau Province

Grau
Grau
Province
	Flag
	Location of Grau in the Apurímac Region
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Capital	Chuquibambilla
Area
• Total	2,174.52 km2 (839.59 sq mi)
Population
• Total	27,574
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0307

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

The province was named after the naval officer Miguel Grau Seminario.

Boundaries

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'urawiri at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Allqa Q'awa
Alma Pampa
Amayani
Anta Marka
Aqu Qucha
Aqu Q'asa
Asiru Pata
Awkirana
Challa Q'asa
Chunta Q'asa
Ch'uspi
Hatun Qaqa
Ikma
Intikancha
Kachi Kutana
Kawsu
Kimsaqucha
Kuta Wasi
Llamayuq Rumi
Misa Pata
Pampa Urqu
Parqa Urqu
Pinqulluni
Puka Qaqa
Pukara
Puma Wasi
Qiwllanka
Qutani
Q'ara Pata
Q'illu
Q'illu Q'asa
Q'illuni
Rumi Urqu
Saywit'u
Surani
Suwa Qullu
Taya Q'asa
Tika Pallana
Uywaki
Waman Ch'arpa
Waman Marka
Waqutu
Wayunkani
Wik'uña Kunka
Winq'u Pata
Yana Urqu
Yawriwiri

Political division

The province measures 2,174.52 square kilometres (839.59 sq mi) and is divided into fourteen 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 (81.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.17% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.22% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Sources

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

14°06′50″S 72°42′54″W / 14.11389°S 72.71500°W / -14.11389; -72.71500

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[1] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)

[2] .gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007