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Acobamba province

Coordinates: 12°50′27″S 74°34′14″W / 12.84083°S 74.57056°W / -12.84083; -74.57056
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Acobamba province
Location of Acobamba province
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
SeatAcobamba
Government
 • MayorRolando Vargas Mendoza
Area
 • Total
910.82 km2 (351.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
38,208
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Districts8
UBIGEO0902
Websitewww.acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe

Acobamba is the smallest of the seven provinces located in the department of Huancavelica in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Acobamba.

Boundaries

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Political division

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The province is divided into eight districts, which are:

Ethnic groups

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The people in the province are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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12°50′27″S 74°34′14″W / 12.84083°S 74.57056°W / -12.84083; -74.57056