Yauyos Province
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| Yauyos | |
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 Location of Yauyos in the Lima region |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Capital | Yauyos |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation (capital) |
6,901.58 km2 2,874 metres (9,429 ft) |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
25,325 3.7/km² |
| Subdivisions | 33 districts |
| UBIGEO | 1510 |
| Official website | |
| www.muniyauyos.gob.pe | |
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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[edit] Boundaries
- North: Huarochirí Province
- East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region
- South: Ica Region
- West: Cañete Province
[edit] History
During the 2007 Peru earthquake, Yauyos sufered mayor damage.
[edit] Political division
The capital of this province is the city of Yauyos. The province extends over an area of 6,901.58 square kilometers and is divided into 33 districts:
- Yauyos
- Alis
- Ayauca
- Ayaviri
- Azángaro
- Cacra
- Carania
- Catahuasi
- Chocos
- Cochas
- Colonia
- Hongos
- Huampara
- Huancaya
- Huangascar
- Huantán
- Huañec
- Laraos
- Lincha
- Madean
- Miraflores
- Omas
- Putinza
- Quinches
- Quinocay
- San Joaquín
- San Pedro de Pilas
- Tanta
- Tauripampa
- Tomas
- Tupe
- Viñac
- Vitis
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
- Lima Region
- Jaqaru language
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official provincial web site
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