Yauyos Province
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| The lake Pumaqucha in the Yauyos Province
The lake Pumaqucha in the Yauyos Province
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| Location of Yauyos in the Lima Region Location of Yauyos in the Lima Region |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Capital | Yauyos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,901.58 km2 (2,664.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,874 m (9,429 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,842 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1510 |
| Website | www |
The Yauyos Province is a province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region.
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Boundaries
- North: Huarochirí Province
- East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region
- South: Ica Region
- West: Cañete Province
Geography
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve lies in the Yauyos Province. Aqupallqa, Llunk'uti, Qutuni, Runchu, T'uru and Wankarqucha of the Cordillera Central of Peru belong to the highest mountains of the province. They all reach altitudes above 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains of the province include:[1]
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- Altarniyuq
- Anka Puyku
- Anta P'unqu
- Aqu P'unqu
- Aqu Puyku Punta
- Aqupallqa
- Awki Sunqu
- Chaka Punta
- Chakraqucha
- Chili Punta
- Chuntani
- Hatun Pawka
- Hatun Punta
- Kachi Kancha
- Kancha Q'asa
- Kaywa
- Kiwyu
- Kulliq
- Kunkayuq
- Kuntur Punta
- Kuntur Waqta
- K'isi Kancha
- Llamayuq
- Mina Ukru
- Misitu
- Mit'u
- Palta Rumi
- Paqarin Pawka
- Parya Chaka
- Paryaqaqa
- Pinkuyllu
- Puyku Rumi
- Phiruruyuq
- Puma Ranra
- Pumaqucha
- P'allqa
- Qarwa Qhata
- Qutuni
- Quyllur
- Q'umir Pampa
- Runchu
- Saqsa
- Sinchi Marka Punta
- Siq'i
- T'uruyuq
- Ukru Ukru
- Uman
- Upyanqa
- Uqi Uqi
- Uqish Punta
- Wachwa Runtuna
- Wamalla
- Wamanripa
- Wamp'una
- Waylla
- Waylla Waqran
- Wayna Qutuni
- Wayu Marka
- Wila Wila
- Wiñaq
- Wiqu
- Yana Punta
- Yana P'unqu
- Yana Uqsha
- Yana Urqu
- Yunka Warmi
Some of the largest lakes of the province are listed below:[1]
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History
During the 2007 Peru earthquake, Yauyos suffered major damage.
Political division
The capital of this province is the city of Yauyos. The province extends over an area of 6,901.58 square kilometers (2,664.71 sq mi) and is divided into 33 districts:
Demographics
The province has a population of 28,000 inhabitants as of 2002. One distinctive cultural trait of the province is that the Tupe district is home to the small ethnic minority who speak the indigenous Jaqaru/Kawki language, a linguistic curiosity as the only surviving relative of Aymara, spoken far to the south in the Altiplano. Besides that, several archaic Quechua dialects are spoken in some districts (Huacarpana, Apurí, Madean, Viñac, Azángaro, Huangáscar, Chocos, Cacra, Hongos, Tanta, Lincha, Tomás, Alis, Huancaya, Vitis, and Laraos). However, all these dialects and languages, respectively, are in danger of extinction.
See also
References
External links
- (Spanish) Official provincial web site
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