Huacaybamba Province

Huacaybamba
Huacaybamba
Province
	Aerial view of the city of Huacaybamba
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Huacaybamba in the Huánuco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Capital	Huacaybamba
Area
• Total	1,743.70 km2 (673.25 sq mi)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	19,876
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1004

The Huacaybamba Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Huacaybamba.

Boundaries

North: Marañón Province
East: Leoncio Prado Province
South: Huamalíes Province
West: Ancash Region

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Marka at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Chakra Hirka
Chawpi Marka
Ch'aki Pilanku
Hatun Hirka
Ichik Runtu Pampa
Kinwa Qucha
Mata Mata
Puchkayuq
Puka Qaqa
Rima Rima
Runtu Pampa
Ruri Qucha
Saqra
Tampu
Tikira Punta
Uqhu Pampa
Uqhu Qucha
Wank'a
Wask'a Qucha
Yura K'uchu
Yura Qucha
Yuraq Yaku

Political division

The province is divided into four districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Sources

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

9°04′57″S 76°49′58″W / 9.08250°S 76.83278°W / -9.08250; -76.83278

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[1] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huacaybamba Province (Huánuco Region)

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