Lauricocha Province

Lauricocha
Province
Marañón River in the Lauricocha Province Marañón River in the Lauricocha Province
Location of Lauricocha in the Huánuco Region Location of Lauricocha in the Huánuco Region
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Capital	Jesús
Government
• Mayor	Heriberto Hilarion Estrada Muñoz
Area
• Total	1,860.13 km2 (718.20 sq mi)
Population
• Total	32,626
• Density	18/km2 (45/sq mi)
UBIGEO	1010

Lauricocha Province is one of 11 provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is Jesús.

Location

The province is bordered by the Dos de Mayo Province and the Yarowilca Province in the north, the Huánuco Province and the Ambo Province in the east, the Pasco Region in the south, and the Lima Region and the Ancash Region in the west.

Geography

The Waywash mountain range and the Rawra mountain range traverse the province. The highest peak of the province is Yerupaja. Other mountains are listed below:

• Allqay
• Chakraqucha
• Chawpi Hanka
• Chinkana
• Jirish Hanka
• Kasha
• Kunkan
• Kuntur Wachanan
• Kuntur Waqanan
• Kuraw
• Llamt'a
• Mit'urahu
• Parya
• Pukaqucha
• Puskan T'urpu
• Puywanqucha
• Runtuy
• Siula
• T'uyu Hirka
• Wank'a Marka
• Yana Hirka
• Yarupaqa

Political division

The province is divided in seven districts, which are:

• Baños (Baños)
• Jesús (Jesús)
• Jivia (Jivia)
• Queropalca (Queropalca)
• Rondos (Rondos)
• San Francisco de Asís (Huarin)
• San Miguel de Cauri (Cauri)

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (89.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.36% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

Ch'uspiqucha Lawriqucha Lawriqucha River Marañón River Mit'uqucha Ninaqucha Pataqucha Puywanqucha

Tampuqucha Tawlliqucha Tikra T'inkiqucha Qarwaqucha (Jesús-Queropalca) Qarwaqucha (San Miguel de Cauri) Waskhaqucha