Chumbivilcas Province

Coordinates: 14°27′03″S 72°04′57″W / 14.450857°S 72.082403°W / -14.450857; -72.082403
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Chumbivilcas
Cusco
FoundedJune 21, 1825
CapitalSanto Tomás
Government
 • MayorDomingo Benito Calderon (2007)
Area
 • Total5,371.08 km2 (2,073.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total77,721
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
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Chumbivilcas is a province in the

Inca
called it "Chumpiwillka". The seat of the province is Santo Tomás. Officially Chumbivilcas was founded on June 21, 1825.

Geography

Some of the most important rivers of the area are Velille River, Qañawimayu and Sinqa Wayq'u which are springs of the Apurímac River.

The

Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[1]

Population

According to the

Peru 2005 Census
77,721 inhabitants live in an area of 5,371.08 km2. There are about 77 rural communities. Chumbivilcas is looked upon as one of the poorest regions of the country. Half of the population is younger than 16 years. In the rural communities families with eight and more children are not unusual.

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly

2007 Peru Census).[2]

Because of the

bilingually
by law.

Political divisions

Chumbivilcas is one of 13 provinces of the

Cusco Region
. It is divided into eight districts:

See also

Graphics

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

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