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Huaytará Province

Huaytará
Province
Location of Huaytará in the Huancavelica Region
Location of Huaytará in the Huancavelica Region
Country Peru
Region Huancavelica
Capital Huaytará
Area
 • Total 6,458.39 km2 (2,493.60 sq mi)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 28,129
 • Density 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
UBIGEO 0906

Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 28,129 inhabitants as of 2005.

Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

The province is divided into sixteen districts, which are:

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (73.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.85% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 13°36′13″S 75°21′11″W / 13.603713°S 75.353047°W / -13.603713; -75.353047



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