Antabamba Province

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Antabamba
Province
Location of Antabamba in the Apurímac Region
Location of Antabamba in the Apurímac Region
Country Peru
Region Apurímac
Capital Antabamba
Area
 • Total 3,219.01 km2 (1,242.87 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 11,932
 • Density 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Website www.muniantabamba.gob.pe

Antabamba Province is one of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Antabamba.

Boundaries

Geography

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

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Political division

The province measures 1,242.33 square kilometres (479.67 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.26% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.28% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Sources

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province and the Grau Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links


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